Thomas C. Snyder

Thomas Crum Snyder (March 19, 1843 – August 5, 1906) was an American politician from Ohio. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing Stark County from 1880 to 1884. He was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1888 to 1890.

Early life Thomas Crum Snyder was born on March 19, 1843, at the Snyder farm in Hartford, Trumbull County, Ohio, to Anna (née Crow) and John Snyder. His parents were farmers and he grew up on the farm. Snyder attended common schools and the Hartford Academy. He then moved to Vienna, Ohio, where his father moved after the death of his mother.

Snyder then started the T. C. Snyder & Company in Waynesburg to manufacture sheet iron roofing. In January 1880, he moved his business to Canton. He was also director of the Ohio Building, Loan & Investment Company. While a member of the state legislature, he helped pass revised laws for mining and a vitriol law. They later divorced.

On October 6, 1883, Snyder was in a buggy accident that caused injury to his hip that required him to use crutches for the remainder of his life.

Snyder died on August 5, 1906, at the city hospital in Cleveland. He was buried in Canton.