Charles Wilbert Snow

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Charles Wilbert Snow (April 6, 1884 - September 28, 1977) was an American politician and a former Governor of Connecticut.

Snow was born on White Head Island, St. George, Maine on April 6, 1884. He completed his bachelor's degree from from Bowdoin College in 1907 and his master's degree from Columbia University in 1910. He served as an Eskimo teacher and reindeer agent in Alaska from 1911 to 1912. He taught at several universities and also wrote poetry. He also became president on the Connecticut Association Board of Education in 1940.

Snow became lieutenant governor of Connecticut in 1945. Raymond E. Baldwin, the Governor of Connecticut at the time, resigned on December 27, 1946. Snow became the governor on the same day. He left office on January 8, 1947.

Snow served as educational commissioner and chairman of the Middletown Board of Education for over 30 years. He also played a major role in founding the Middlesex Community College. He passed away on September 28, 1977, aged 93.

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• Sobel, Robert and John Raimo. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0-313-28093-2

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