Charles Snider

Charles Henry Jeremiah Snider (May 26, 1879 – December 12, 1971) was a Canadian journalist, artist, and historian. He worked for the Toronto Telegram and produced a frequent column called "Schooner Days" which related stories and tales of the Great Lakes. He also published several books on the history of the Great Lakes.

Biography Snider was born in the village of Sherwood, near Maple, Ontario. His parent were Mary Lavina Rankin and Jacob Henry Snider. He was the eldest of three boys and one girl in the family. He attended Kleinburg Public School and later Jarvis Collegiate in Toronto. He studied for a year at The Auditorium of Art which later became the OCAD University. While at the art school he enjoyed sketching, painting and illustrating which helped in later in his journalism career.

During his school years, he became enthralled with activities on Lake Ontario. He first sailed in the merchant marine at age eleven. During this time he sailed on several lake schooners, including the Vienna, Loretta Rooney, Oliver Mowat, Antelope as well as the Albacore.

In 1908 he married Mary Dawson. They met at the Toronto Telegram where Mary was employed as a telegraph operator. Mary was also a writer and published a column in the Telegram and was one of the founders of the Canadian Women's Press Club. Mary predeceased him in 1932.

Works In addition to his books, Snider wrote over 1,300 columns in the Toronto Telegram from 1931 to 1957.

In The Wake Of The Eighteen-Twelvers, (1913) The Glorious "Shannon's" old Blue Duster, (1923) The Story of the "Nancy" and other Eighteen-Twelvers, (1926) Under The Red Jack, (1929) Leaves From the War Log of the Nancy, (1936) Annals of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, 1938-1954 (1937) The Griffon, (1956) Tarry Breeks and Velvet Garters, (1958)

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