Anthony Snaer

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Anthony L. Snaer was a sugar grower and a state legislator in Louisiana. He represented Iberia Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1872 to 1879. He also served as tax collector and assessor.[1]

He served in the United States Colored Infantry and was an appointed official with the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands in Louisiana.

Snaer represented Saint Martin Parish at the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1868.[1] Francis Snäer[who?] was a grocer and his son Samuel Snäer Jr. was a musician and composer in New Orleans.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 page 200
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Louisiana Biography - S". Louisiana Historical Association. Retrieved 10 November 2023.