Weld County, History of Colorado, BIOS: SNYDER, Earl T. (published 1918)
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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918)  Vol. II

p. 126-127


EARL T. SNYDER.

	Among the younger attorneys of Greeley is Earl T. Snyder, who for 
about seven years has been established in this city. He has been 
connected with a number of interesting and important cases and has well 
demonstrated his ability to cope with intricate legal problems. It is 
therefore but natural that his practice has increased from year to year 
and today he enjoys a gratifying income from his professional labors. 
He was born September 29, 1885, at Greensburg, Pennsylvania, his 
parents being Dr. Z. X. and Margaret E. (Smith) Snyder, the former a 
native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Indiana. For a number of years 
the father was engaged in the hardware business in Greensburg and later 
became superintendent of schools of that city and also of the schools 
of Reading, Pennsylvania. He subsequently was president of the State 
Normal School at Indiana, Pennsylvania, but prior to this served as 
superintendent of public instruction for that state. It is therefore 
evident that his qualifications as an educator have been very high. In 
1891 he came to Greeley, Colorado, having accepted the position of 
president of the State Teachers' College. In fact, it was he who was 
responsible for the establishment of this important school. At first 
instruction was given in a small rented building, but through his 
indefatigable energy he built up the institution to what it is today, 
one of the largest of its kind in the country, which has two thousand 
students. Mr. Snyder remained as president of this great school until 
called to his last reward, his death occurring November 11, 1915, when 
he had reached the age of sixty-five years. His widow survives.

	Earl T. Snyder was reared under the parental root and received 
his education in Greeley, being about six years of age when his parents 
took up their residence here. He graduated from the State Teachers' 
College in 1904 and then entered the State University, graduating from 
the liberal arts department in 1907. Upon this preliminary literary 
education he built his professional learning, entering the law 
department of the State University in 1909 and graduating in 1911. He 
then came back to Greeley and here he has ever since been engaged in 
law practice. He started out in partnership with H. F. Bonnell, so 
continuing for some time, but Mr. Bonnell is now located at Loveland, 
Colorado. As Mr. Snyder became better known many important cases of 
litigation were entrusted to him and he has built up a reputation as a 
man who goes through with his cases. He demands the entire confidence 
of his clients, but he also merits that confidence and makes the 
interests entrusted to him his own. He is eloquent in court, a quick, 
logical thinker, and readily makes his point before court and jury. He 
prepares his cases well and is ever ready to meet his antagonist. He is 
learned in the law and has been very successful in the application of 
precedents to cases which he has handled. In short, he achieves results 
and the public has come to know that he gives his best in order to 
uphold his client, yet he always enjoys the highest regard of his 
colleagues, as he holds to the highest standards of professional 
ethics.

	On the 17th of September, 1913, Mr. Snyder was united in marriage 
to Miss Cora C. Broman and they have become the parents of two 
children.

	Mr. Snyder is a republican in politics and upholds the principles 
of that party. He belongs to the Masonic order and Is a member of 
Occidental Lodge, No. 20, A. F. & A. M. His father was also a member of 
this order, having held very high office in the same. He belonged to 
the Denver Shrine and also to the Scottish Rite and was in possession 
of the honorary thirty-third degree, which was bestowed upon him in 
Washington, D. C. Mr. Snyder maintains his law office at Suite 313-14 
Opera House building, and the family residence is located at No. 1730 
Seventh avenue, Greeley. Both he and his wife are popular in the 
younger set of the city and their hospitable home is often the meeting 
place of their many friends.