Legislator Details
Image Description:
Lawrence W. Snell portrait from Nimmo p.111
Number of sessions served 4
Gender: Male
Age at election: 34
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 5/28/1870
City: Hamtramck, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 3/6/1926
City: Los Angeles, CA
County: Los Angeles County, CA
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Woodlawn Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Estelle M. Chamberlain, 11/21/1900, in Detroit; children: 3, Sterling, Edward C. and Gladys E.
Number of Children: 3
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: real estate, milk and cattle dealer, farmer, banker, businessman
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
common school; attended Detroit Business University
Biographical Sketch:
Of German ancestry. Son of Lorenz and ELizabeth (Boller) Snell. Early in his career he was a dealer in real estate, but later engaged in the dairy business and owning and operating the Log Cabin Creamery of Detroit. He was also a member of the firm of Snell & Seeley, which handled all vaccine cattle for Parke, Davis Co. He formed the Highland Park State Bank with Henry Ford and James Couzens. He served 2 terms as village trustee, and 4 years as justice of the peace, and was a member of the Michigan State Agricultural Society. Member of the Masons; Shriners; the Palestine Lodge, Detroit; and the Greenfield Tent of the Maccabees .
Notable Facts:
Served in both chambers.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Banks and Corporations , Mechanical Interests , School for the Deaf , State Asylum , Agricultural Interests , Insurance , Horticulture
City of Residence: Highland Park
County of Residence Wayne
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Committee chairmanships: Agricultural Interests; Insurance
Committees Served On: Executive Business , Taxation , Agricultural Interests , Asylum for Insane at Newberry , Agricultural College , Elections , Military Affairs
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Committee chairmanships: Agricultural Interests; Asylum for Insane at Newberry
Committees Served On: College of Mines , Local Taxation , Village Corporations
City of Residence: Highland Park
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Townships of Dearborn, Gratiot, Greenfield, Grosse Point, Hamtramck, Nankin and Redford
Reason for Leaving Office: See Notes
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Village Corporations
Elected to the state senate for the 45th session.
Committees Served On: General Taxation , Northern Asylum for the Insane, Village Corporations
City of Residence: Highland Park
County of Residence Wayne
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Nimmo p.111, includes portrait; Manual 1905 p.769; Find-a-Grave.com; USCen 1910; PolGryd
