John Goodall Snetsinger

John Goodall Snetsinger
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cornwall and Stormont
In office 1896–1900
Preceded by	Darby Bergin
Succeeded by	Robert Abercrombie Pringle
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Cornwall
In office 1871–1875
Preceded by	John Sandfield Macdonald
Succeeded by	Alexander Fraser McIntyre
In office 1875–1879
Preceded by	Alexander Fraser McIntyre
Succeeded by	William Mack
Personal details
Born	(1833-10-13)October 13, 1833 Cornwall Township, Upper Canada
Died	New York City, New York
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Ontario Liberal Party

John Goodall Snetsinger (October 13, 1833 – December 9, 1909) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Cornwall in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1872 to 1879 and Cornwall and Stormont in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 1896 to 1900.

He was born in Cornwall Township in Upper Canada in 1833. He owned a gristmill and general store in the town of Moulinette. Snetsinger served as reeve for the township in 1869. He was elected to the Ontario legislature in an 1872 by-election and reelected in 1875. In 1896, he was elected to the federal parliament. He successfully lobbied the federal government for a small railway station on the Grand Trunk Railway line in Moulinette. He died in New York City in 1909 while visiting.

The town of Moulinette was permanently flooded during the building of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

References

• John Goodall Snetsinger – Parliament of Canada biography
• Ontario Legislative Assembly Parliamentarian History

• Heritage Highlights of Cornwall Township, Historical Society of Cornwall Township (1984)