Earl Wilcox Snell was an American politician, businessman, and member of the Republican Party, serving in the Oregon House of Representatives, as the Oregon Secretary of State, and as the 23rd Governor of Oregon.
10 Facts About Earl Snell
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Earl Snell was born on a farm near the small town of Olex, Oregon.
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Earl Snell received a public school education, and attended the Oregon Institute of Technology without attaining a degree.
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Earl Snell became sole owner of the auto dealership in Arlington, and it was his principal livelihood for the rest of his life.
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Earl Snell later expanded his business interests to include ranching and banking.
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Doc stated Earl Snell gave him his first instrument and strongly influenced him.
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In 1934, despite inroads by Democrats in Oregon in previously Republican Oregon, Earl Snell was elected Oregon Secretary of State, serving from 1935 to 1943.
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Earl Snell received strong support from the state automobile dealers association, gained the nomination, and went on to be elected Governor with 78 percent of the vote, taking office on January 11,1943.
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Earl Snell's administration was marked by conservationist measures, public works projects and relief programs in line with the federal New Deal programs, and initiatives designed to promote agricultural, timber and industrial interests to expand Oregon's economy.
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Earl Snell was re-elected in 1946, by a margin of more than two to one, but died in office the next year.