Meredith Pinxton Snyder (October 22, 1859 – April 7, 1937) was a California property owner and businessman who was mayor of Los Angeles on three occasions from 1896 through 1921, and was also on the California Industrial Accident Commission.
Snyder arrived in California in 1880 when he was 22, and he was married to May Ross of Washington, D.C., on February 14, 1888, in San Diego, California. They had one child, Ross Snyder, who was killed in World War I at the Battle of Chateau-Thierry in France.[2] In 1923, Ross Snyder’s body was returned to Los Angeles, and lay in state for a day in Pershing Square before burial at Hollywood Cemetery.[3]
In 1990, the city of Hermosa Beach, California, included Pinxton's "extensively remodeled home", at No. 2020 The Strand, on a map guide to homes of notable people in that city.[6]
Vocation
Snyder on his ranch, 1919 Los Angeles Times
Snyder established the M.P. Snyder Shoe Company in 1892. In 1904 he organized the California Savings Bank, of which he served as president for 14 years. At various times he was president of the Home Telephone Company in San Diego, owner of the Meredith office building, organizer and president of California Guaranty Corporation and an officer or director in the Gardena Bank and Trust Company, the American Druggist Syndicate and the Lomita Land and Water Company. He owned property in the San Joaquin Valley, which at first was farmed and later subdivided.[2] This was the "old Dallas ranch, not far from the quaint little town of Hickman and the Dunkard settlement of Waterford".[7] In 1905 he invested in a rubbish-disposal company.[8]
Public service
Having been a candidate for mayor on a "reform" ticket in 1896, Snyder was elected; he served as mayor of Los Angeles in 1896–98, and was reelected in 1900 for another two terms. He was elected again in 1919, serving until June 1921; he ran again that year but lost to George E. Cryer. Snyder was also a police commissioner from 1901 to 1904, and a member of the City Council from 1904 to 1907. He was a Los Angeles City public service commissioner beginning in 1913 and serving until 1917 or 1918. His last appointment was Governor James Rolph's naming him to the State Industrial Accident Commission, from 1931 to 1935.[2][4]
He was active in the successful movement to open Los Angeles Harbor and to connect it by a shoestring strip between Los Angeles and San Pedro and Wilmington. During his mayoralty, the Third Street Tunnel was bored through Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, in 1901, and the water system became municipally owned. He appointed the city's first Water Commission, which made plans to bring water to the city from the Owens Valley.[2] Of him, historians Leonard Pitt and Dale Pitt said:
A Democrat in a period of Republican ascendancy, he was elected the first time because he favored municipal ownership of the waterworks. . . . In 1904 he opposed a corrupt printing contract between the city and the Republican Los Angeles Times. . . . His terms spanned a dynamic period in the city's history . . . .[9]
Police charge
Snyder was arrested and taken to the police station in May 1907 when his car, driven by a chauffeur, was pulled over on Broadway; it had been clocked by two officers on bicycles at 16 miles an hour crossing Third Street whereas a city ordinance limited the speed to 4 miles an hour at intersections.[10]
^"Speed Cops Catch Ex-Mayor Snyder," Los Angeles Times, May 26, 1907, page 16
External links
[1] "Meredith P. Snyder Elected Mayor for the Second Time," Los Angeles in the 1900s
January 07, 2023
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Meredith Pinxton Snyder October 22 1859 April 7 1937 was a California property owner and businessman who was mayor of Los Angeles on three occasions from 1896 through 1921 and was also on the California Industrial Accident Commission Meredith P Snyder23rd Mayor of Los AngelesIn office December 16 1896 December 15 1898Preceded byFrank RaderSucceeded byFred EatonIn office December 12 1900 December 8 1904Preceded byFred EatonSucceeded byOwen McAleerIn office July 1 1919 July 1 1921Preceded byFrederick T WoodmanSucceeded byGeorge E CryerPersonal detailsBornOctober 22 1859Winston Salem North CarolinaDiedApril 7 1937 1937 04 08 aged 77 Los Angeles CaliforniaPolitical partyDemocratic Contents 1 Personal 2 Vocation 3 Public service 4 Police charge 5 References 6 External linksPersonal EditSnyder was born on October 22 1859 1 in or near Winston Salem North Carolina the son of Kehlin D Snyder and Elizabeth Hire Heiher He went to public schools and then to Bethany and Schylo Academy and Yadkin College all in North Carolina 2 Snyder arrived in California in 1880 when he was 22 and he was married to May Ross of Washington D C on February 14 1888 in San Diego California They had one child Ross Snyder who was killed in World War I at the Battle of Chateau Thierry in France 2 In 1923 Ross Snyder s body was returned to Los Angeles and lay in state for a day in Pershing Square before burial at Hollywood Cemetery 3 Snyder was a Mason and an Elk and a member of the Jonathan Club the Los Angeles Country Club the Lomita Gun Club the Knights of Pythias and the Knights Templar He was a Protestant and a Democrat His nickname was Pinky because of the color of his flaming red side burns 2 4 He died at the Jonathan Club on April 7 1937 at the age of 78 and his body lay in state in the City Hall with interment at Hollywood Cemetery 2 4 5 In 1990 the city of Hermosa Beach California included Pinxton s extensively remodeled home at No 2020 The Strand on a map guide to homes of notable people in that city 6 Vocation Edit Snyder on his ranch 1919Los Angeles Times Snyder established the M P Snyder Shoe Company in 1892 In 1904 he organized the California Savings Bank of which he served as president for 14 years At various times he was president of the Home Telephone Company in San Diego owner of the Meredith office building organizer and president of California Guaranty Corporation and an officer or director in the Gardena Bank and Trust Company the American Druggist Syndicate and the Lomita Land and Water Company He owned property in the San Joaquin Valley which at first was farmed and later subdivided 2 This was the old Dallas ranch not far from the quaint little town of Hickman and the Dunkard settlement of Waterford 7 In 1905 he invested in a rubbish disposal company 8 Public service EditHaving been a candidate for mayor on a reform ticket in 1896 Snyder was elected he served as mayor of Los Angeles in 1896 98 and was reelected in 1900 for another two terms He was elected again in 1919 serving until June 1921 he ran again that year but lost to George E Cryer Snyder was also a police commissioner from 1901 to 1904 and a member of the City Council from 1904 to 1907 He was a Los Angeles City public service commissioner beginning in 1913 and serving until 1917 or 1918 His last appointment was Governor James Rolph s naming him to the State Industrial Accident Commission from 1931 to 1935 2 4 He was active in the successful movement to open Los Angeles Harbor and to connect it by a shoestring strip between Los Angeles and San Pedro and Wilmington During his mayoralty the Third Street Tunnel was bored through Bunker Hill Los Angeles in 1901 and the water system became municipally owned He appointed the city s first Water Commission which made plans to bring water to the city from the Owens Valley 2 Of him historians Leonard Pitt and Dale Pitt said A Democrat in a period of Republican ascendancy he was elected the first time because he favored municipal ownership of the waterworks In 1904 he opposed a corrupt printing contract between the city and the Republican Los Angeles Times His terms spanned a dynamic period in the city s history 9 Police charge EditSnyder was arrested and taken to the police station in May 1907 when his car driven by a chauffeur was pulled over on Broadway it had been clocked by two officers on bicycles at 16 miles an hour crossing Third Street whereas a city ordinance limited the speed to 4 miles an hour at intersections 10 References Edit Meredith Pinxton Snyder 1859 1937 Find A a b c d e f g Karel Lynn and Clare Wallace Los Angeles Public Library reference file 1935 and 1937 with sources as referenced there In Honored Memory Ross Snyder Comes Home to Pershing Square by Courtland Jindra for Restore Pershing Square a b c Death Ends Career of Meredith Snyder Four Times Mayor of L A Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express April 8 1937 Plan Tribute to Former Mayor Pinky Snyder Los Angeles Herald Express undated Former Homes of Stars Los Angeles Times November 4 1990 page VYB12 Snyder Our New Farmer Mayor Los Angeles Times June 22 1919 page II 1 Ex Mayor Snyder City Rubbish Man Los Angeles Times January 20 1905 page I 11 Los Angeles From A to Z University of California Press 1997 page 472 Speed Cops Catch Ex Mayor Snyder Los Angeles Times May 26 1907 page 16External links Edit 1 Meredith P Snyder Elected Mayor for the Second Time Los Angeles in the 1900s Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meredith P Snyder amp oldid 1085648512, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
