Dr. Fred S. Snider,
Sheriff of Norfolk, died at his home in Simcoe on Sunday morning about 5
o'clock. He had suffered for about two years from sarcoma, for relief
from which he had submitted to a number of operations.
The finale to his long and brave
fight came suddenly and most unexpectedly. He had been confined to the
home for a fortnight, but on Saturday evening he was able to be about
and to eat his supper. At five in the morning he had a hemorrhage that
proved fatal before a physician could reach his bedside.
Dr. Snider was born in Windham
on the farm of his father, the late George Snider, a little over 63
years ago. He attended Simcoe High School and afterwoards studied
medicine at McGill College, Montreal, from whence he graduated.
He practiced medicine here for a
short time and then went to Teeterville, where he resided for a number
of years, laterly moving to Waterford, from whence he came to Simcoe,
when he was appointed Sheriff in 1908.
He
sat in the Country Council under the abandoned District System, as
representative of District [N.....] which included Townsend and
Waterford. He was Warden of the County in [1898].
He
is survived by a widow, who was Miss Carrie Douglas, only daughter of
the late Joseph Douglas of Woodhouse. The two children are Miss Leila of
the staff of the Molsons Bank in Simcoe and Capt. Douglas Snider, civil
engineer of Windsor, Ontario.
The
surviving brothers of the late Sheriff are:
His Honor Judge Colin Snider of Hamilton,
Capt. W. K. Snider of Provincial License Dept., Toronto.
Russell Snider of Winnipeg and
Major Arthur Snider, overseas with a western unit.
One
brother, Thos. G. Snider, clerk of Haldimand County, died a few years
ago.
Dr. Snider was a very
prominent member of the Conservative party in North Norfolk. He was a
born organizer and spent all of his spare time for years in strenuous
efforts to ear down the one-time over-whelming Liberal majority in the
riding. At last, in 1902, success crowned his efforts and he was elected
to the Ontario Legislature over Mr. E. C. Carpenter, the then sitting
member.
He was not
fated to enjoy the fruits of his victory, but it is ever to be
remembered that such triumphs as have come to his party since then, were
to a large extent founded upon his patient labors. It is needless to add
that since his incumbency of the shrievalty of the county, that office
has been filled with a maximum of efficiency, that will leave his
successor, whoever he may be, a high mark at which to aim.
The
funeral yesterday afternoon from his late home to Oakwood Cemetery was
attended by the county and town officials and many prominent citizens of
Simcoe, Waterford, Windham and Townsend. The pall-bearers were Capt.
Douglas Snider, Isaac McInally, H. P. Innes, K.C., Dr. Wm. McGuire,
Major G. H. Luscombe and
J. R. Matchett of Toronto.
Among
the mourners were Judge Snider of Hamilton, Capt. Snider of Toronto.
Col. Snider of Hamilton,
Master Pat Snider of Cayuga and Mr. Allan E. Douglas
of Welland.
