Charles Wilbert Snow

Charles Wilbert Snow ( born April 6, 1884 on Whitehead Iceland, St. George, Maine; † 28 September 1977) was an American politician and governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Early years and political rise

Snow graduated in 1907 from Bowdoin College in 1910 and then received his master's degree at Columbia University. He then worked 1911-1912 as Eskimo teacher and reindeer Agent in Alaska. During World War II he was an artillery officer in the U.S. Army. Snow had an extensive career as a teacher, he taught at numerous universities and wrote several volumes of poetry. In 1940 he was president of the Connecticut Association Board of Education. Some time later, Snow decided to pursue a political career. He ran in 1945 for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, where he remained following his successful election until 1946. In 1946, he ran unsuccessfully for the governorship.

Governor of Connecticut

On December 27, 1946 Governor Raymond Earl Baldwin resigned from his post and Snow, who has held the office of Lieutenant Governor at the time, then took over the official duties. He had this feature until 8 January 1947.

Further CV

In 1951, he worked as State Department lecturer in Europe and the Middle East. He was also the education commissioner and chairman of the Middletown Board of Education for more than 30 years, as well as decisive in the creation of Middlesex Community College.