George Elton Snyder Jr. ’30

George Elton Snyder Jr. died Aug. 31, 1996, at Waverly Heights in Gladwyne, Pa. He was the husband of the late Frances "Soapie" Lux, whom he married in 1933.

George was born in Atlantic City in 1909 and grew up in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., He was a longtime resident of Narberth and Bryn Mawr before moving to Gladwyne. He was the valedictorian of his 1926 class at the Episcopal Academy. After graduating from Princeton, he joined Geo. E. Snyder & Co., which had been established in 1906.

He was the third generation to have been a member of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (America's first stock exchange) when he was elected to membership in 1931. He became a governor of the Exchange in 1935 and remained governor, emeritus. He was president of the Exchange and the Philadelphia Stock Clearing Corp. from 19491951, and chairman from 196668. He was a cofounder of Invest in America, an educational project.

George was an elder of the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, where he was also superintendent of its church school from 1940-52 and was active in its social lay groups.

He is survived by two daughters and one son: Ann Donahower, Deborah Bussart, and George "Terry" III, and six grandchildren and one greatgrandson.

The class extends its deep sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1930