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Snell, Earl, 1895-1947
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- Snell, Earl Wilcox, 1895-1947
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1895-1947
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Earl Wilcox Snell was born in Olex, Oregon, on July 11, 1895, and completed his education at the Oregon Institute of Technology in Portland. He served in World War I and entered state politics as a Republican in 1927. After tenures as speaker of the Oregon House and as Oregon secretary of state between 1933 and 1942, Snell was elected governor. He died in an airplane crash on October 29, 1947, during his second term.
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