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Snow, Zerubbabel

lawyer, jurist, was an early emigrant to the territory of Utah; and in 1850 was appointed a judge of the United States court for that district.

SNOWDEN, ARCHIBALD LOUDON, inventor, was born Aug. 11, 1837, in Cumberland county, Pa. He was made register of the United States mint on May 7, 1857; became chief coiner on Oct. 1, 1866, and in 1877-79 was postmaster of Philadelphia.

In 1879-85 he was superintendent of the mint, and in 1878 he declined the office of general director of all the mints in the United States.

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