United States Representative Directory

Oliver P. Snyder

Oliver P. Snyder served as a representative for Arkansas (1871-1875).

Republican
Arkansas
District 2
Former

Arkansas

Role Representative

Current assignment referenced in the congressional directory.

State Arkansas

Representing constituents across the Arkansas delegation.

District District 2

District insights and legislative focus areas.

Service period 1871-1875

Years of public service formally recorded.

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Biography

Oliver P. Snyder (November 13, 1833 – November 22, 1882) was a U.S. Representative who served from 1871 to 1875 during the Reconstruction of Arkansas.

Born in Missouri, Snyder completed preparatory studies and moved to Arkansas in 1853. He engaged in scientific and literary pursuits and simultaneously studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Pine Bluff in Jefferson County, Arkansas. From 1864 to 1865, he was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.

In 1867, he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention. He served in the Arkansas State Senate from 1868 to 1871, in which capacity he was a member of the committee which in 1868 revised and rearranged the statutes of Arkansas.