Early Life
Snowden was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a revoltionary war family of patriots. His father was a hero of the war, being imprisoned by the British forces and dying in their custody. His mother was a major advisor to General Washington during his Pennsylvania campaigns. In 1811 Snowden began a printing and book business in Pittsburgh. He eventually started his own newspaper called the Pittsburgh Mercury. Like his predecessor as Mayor, John Darragh, he used his appointment as President of the Bank of Pittsburgh to launch his mayoral candidancy.
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