John Goodall Snetsinger

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 House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal from 1896 to 1900.

John Goodall Snetsinger
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Cornwall and Stormont
In office
1896–1900
Preceded byDarby Bergin
Succeeded byRobert Abercrombie Pringle
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Cornwall
In office
1871–1875
Preceded byJohn Sandfield Macdonald
Succeeded byAlexander Fraser McIntyre
In office
1875–1879
Preceded byAlexander Fraser McIntyre
Succeeded byWilliam Mack
Personal details
Born(1833-10-13)October 13, 1833
Cornwall Township, Upper Canada
DiedDecember 9, 1909(1909-12-09) (aged 76)
New York City, New York
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations		Ontario Liberal Party

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.

He was the maternal grandfather and a significant presence in the upbringing of travel writer M. Wylie Blanchet.[1]: 24 

The town of Moulinette was permanently flooded during the building of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.[2]

References
  1. Converse, Cathy (2018) [2008]. Horsdal, Marlyn (ed.). Following the Curve of Time: The Untold Story of Capi Blanchet (Book) (2nd ed.). TouchWood Editions. ISBN 978-1-77151-296-1.
  2. "Moulinette". The Lost Villages Historical Society. Retrieved 28 December 2021.


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