The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 54

A. B. SNIDER.

A. B. Snider was elected to the presidency of the First National Bank of
Sunnyside on the 1st of April, 1918. Previously, however, he had been
identified with banking interests in the state, so that he brought to his
present position wide experience and accurate knowledge. He is a man of marked
progressiveness and enterprise and since starting out in the business world on
his own account has made steady advancement. He was born in Ontario, Canada,
April 19, 1885, a son of T. B. and Magdalene (Groff) Snider, who in 1890 removed
to northwestern Iowa, where the father engaged in the milling business at
Sanborn.

A. B. Snider acquired a high school education and made his initial step in the
business world as bookkeeper in a bank at Beaver Creek, Minnesota. He was
afterward for two years in charge of his father's mill in Nebraska. Later he
returned to the bank and subsequently again took up milling. The year 1910
witnessed his arrival in Washington, at which time he settled at Lacrosse,
where he was assistant cashier in the private bank of Scriber, Lyons & Moore.
There he remained for six months, at the end of which time the bank was sold.
Mr. Snider then engaged in the real estate business at Lacrosse for two and a
half years and in 1913 went to Colton as cashier of the Colton State Bank. He
was identified with that institution until the 1st of April, 1918, when he came
to Sunnyside to accept the presidency of the First National Bank and he is now
active in directing its business. His long experience has thoroughly qualified
him for the responsibilities which devolve upon him in this connection. He is
remodeling the bank building, putting in new fixtures, and under his guidance
the business of the bank has already shown a substantial and steady increase.

On the 4th of June, 1913, Mr. Snider was united in marriage to Miss Jeannette A.
Jones, of Iowa, and they have a son, Norman W. Mr. Snider and his wife belong to
the Presbyterian church and in social circles occupy an enviable position,
having made many warm friends in Sunnyside.

In politics Mr. Snider maintains an independent course. He has been a helpful
assistant in various war activities and while at Colton had charge of the
Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives, doing effective work in putting the community
over the top.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.