John Wesley Snyder

John Wesley Snyder may refer to

  • John Wesley Snyder (Texas) (1837–1922), pioneer rancher in Texas
  • John Wesley Snyder (US Cabinet Secretary) (1895–1985), Secretary of the Treasury in the Truman administration

Famous quotes containing the words wesley and/or snyder:

    See him, when starved to death and turned to dust,
    Presented with a monumental bust!
    The poet’s fate is here in emblem shown:
    He asked for bread, and he received a stone.
    —Samuel Wesley (1691–1739)

    Poetry a riprap on the slick rock of metaphysics
    —Gary Snyder (b. 1930)