R. R. Sneed

R. R. Sneed (November 21, 1875 - June 14, 1947) was an American politician. He served as the Tennessee Secretary of State from 1913 to 1917.

For the 28th Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, see Richard Sneed. For the American Confederate veteran, Klansman and politician, see Richard A. Sneed.
Richard R. Sneed
BornNovember 21, 1875
Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJune 14, 1947 (aged 71)
Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma materUnion University
SpouseRebecca Perkins
Parent(s)Richard A. Sneed
Annie R. Bullock

Early life

R. R. Sneed was born on November 21, 1875, in Jackson, Tennessee.[1][2] His father, Colonel Richard A. Sneed, was a Confederate veteran who co-founded the Ku Klux Klan chapter of Madison County after the war and later served as the Oklahoma Secretary of State and the Oklahoma State Treasurer.[3] His mother was Annie R. Bullock.[1] His maternal uncle, Ernest L. Bullock, was a judge.[2][4]

Sneed grew up in Oklahoma,[2] and he was educated in Texas: first in Fort Worth and then Gainesville.[1] He graduated from Union University.[1][2]

Career

Sneed began his career as a lawyer by working for his uncle Bullock in 1898,[5] and he worked as a lawyer in Jackson.[2] Sneed served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.[2][5] From 1913 to 1917, he was the Tennessee Secretary of State.[1]

Sneed resumed legal practise in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[2] Later, he co-founded a legal firm in Jackson with his uncle one of his cousins, Thomas McCorry, known as Bullock, McCorry & Sneed.[2][4] From 1928 to 1947, Sneed was a clerk and master of the chancery court of Madison County.[1][2]

According to The Jackson Sun, he was "one of the best known public men in Tennessee."[2]

Personal life and death

Sneed married Rebecca Perkins.[6] They had a daughter.[1] Sneed was a Methodist.[1] He was a member of the Jackson Lodge of Elks, No. 192.[2]

Sneed died on June 14, 1947, in Jackson, Tennessee.[1][2] He was buried at the Hollywood Cemetery in Jackson.[1] His widow died in 1961.[6]

References
  1. "R. R. Sneed Dies At Jackson Home". The Tennessean. June 15, 1947. p. 6. Retrieved May 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "R. R. Sneed, Clerk and Master of Chancery Court, Dies At 72". The Jackson Sun. June 15, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved May 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Local Historical Society To Hear Atty. R. R. Sneed". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. March 12, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved May 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Mr Sneed's father, Col. R. A. Sneed, served as commander of the United Confederate Veterans and was one of the organizers of the Ku Klux Klan in Madison County in the Reconstruction Era when lawlessness was so rampant as to demand the super-government.
  4. "E. L. Bullock Funeral Today. Obsequeies Will Be Conducted At Jackson, Tenn., This Afternoon". The Leaf-Chronicle. Clarksville, Tennessee. August 10, 1914. p. 5. Retrieved May 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Reappointment of Richard R. Sneed". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. August 16, 1940. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mrs R. R. Sneed Dies Last Night At Local Hospital". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. March 10, 1961. p. 8. Retrieved May 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.


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