Watson Snyder (1832 - 1892) was mayor of Ypsilanti from 1873-1875. He also served as president of the Bay View Assembly, a "Michigan Chautauqua" near Petoskey, MI, in 1885.

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• The Chautauqua movement, 1885
• Political Graveyard

Snyder, Watson — of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Mich. Mayor of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1873-75. Burial location unknown.

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Watson Snyder, Sr. 1832 - 1892 b: 17 November 1832 in Allamuchy, NJ d: 19 January 1892 in Petoskey, MI m: 26 July 1867 in Ypsilanti , Washtenaw Co., MI

• Mayors of Ypsilanti, Part I, Ypsilanti Gleanings