Political Life
He represented his area in the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1878 to 1882. After a period in the Canadian Senate, he served from 1902 – 1907 as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
Snowball was active in securing incorporation for the town of Chatham, and when he ran to be its first mayor in 1896, he was defeated by a local doctor by two votes.
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