R. R. Sneed
American politician
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R. R. Sneed (November 21, 1875 - June 14, 1947) was an American politician. He served as the Tennessee Secretary of State from 1913 to 1917.
Richard R. Sneed | |
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| Born | November 21, 1875 Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 1947 (aged 71) Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Union University |
| Spouse | Rebecca Perkins |
| Parent(s) | Richard A. Sneed Annie R. Bullock |
Early life
R. R. Sneed was born on November 21, 1875, in Jackson, Tennessee.[1][2] His father, Colonel Richard A. Sneed, was a Confederate veteran who co-founded the Ku Klux Klan chapter of Madison County after the war and later served as the Oklahoma Secretary of State and the Oklahoma State Treasurer.[3] His mother was Annie R. Bullock.[1] His maternal uncle, Ernest L. Bullock, was a judge.[2][4]
Sneed grew up in Oklahoma,[2] and he was educated in Texas: first in Fort Worth and then Gainesville.[1] He graduated from Union University.[1][2]
Career
Sneed began his career as a lawyer by working for his uncle Bullock in 1898,[5] and he worked as a lawyer in Jackson.[2] Sneed served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[2][5] From 1913 to 1917, he was the Tennessee Secretary of State.[1]
Sneed resumed legal practise in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[2] Later, he co-founded a legal firm in Jackson with his uncle one of his cousins, Thomas McCorry, known as Bullock, McCorry & Sneed.[2][4] From 1928 to 1947, Sneed was a clerk and master of the chancery court of Madison County.[1][2]
According to The Jackson Sun, he was "one of the best known public men in Tennessee."[2]
