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For the 78th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, see <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Snelling" title="Barbara Snelling">Barbara Snelling</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Richard Snelling</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Snelling_(R-VT).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Richard_Snelling_%28R-VT%29.jpg/220px-Richard_Snelling_%28R-VT%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="320" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Richard_Snelling_%28R-VT%29.jpg/330px-Richard_Snelling_%28R-VT%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Richard_Snelling_%28R-VT%29.jpg/440px-Richard_Snelling_%28R-VT%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2406" data-file-height="3503" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Official portrait, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1980</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">76th and 78th <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont" title="Governor of Vermont">Governor of Vermont</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 10, 1991 – August 13, 1991</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Lieutenant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Howard_Dean" title="Howard Dean">Howard Dean</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Kunin" title="Madeleine Kunin">Madeleine Kunin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Howard Dean</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 6, 1977 – January 10, 1985</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Lieutenant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/T._Garry_Buckley" title="T. Garry Buckley">Garry Buckley</a><br />Madeleine Kunin<br /><a href="/wiki/Peter_Plympton_Smith" title="Peter Plympton Smith">Peter Smith</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_P._Salmon" title="Thomas P. Salmon">Thomas P. Salmon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Kunin" title="Madeleine Kunin">Madeleine Kunin</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chair of the <a href="/wiki/National_Governors_Association" title="National Governors Association">National Governors Association</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />August 11, 1981 – August 10, 1982</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Busbee" title="George Busbee">George Busbee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Scott_M._Matheson" title="Scott M. Matheson">Scott M. Matheson</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Majority Leader of the <a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">Vermont House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1975–1977</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Giles Dewey</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Douglas" title="Jim Douglas">Jim Douglas</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">Vermont House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1973–1977<div style="line-height:normal; padding-top:0.2em; padding-bottom:0.1em">Serving with Howard Lunderville (1973–1975)<br />David Curtis (1975–1977)</div></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Mary Thurber</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Gretchen B. Morse<br />Sallie Soule</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data">30th district (1973–1975)<br />7th Chittenden (1975–1977)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1959–1961</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Derick V. Webb</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Eustace Thomas</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shelburne,_Vermont" title="Shelburne, Vermont">Shelburne, Vermont</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Richard Arkwright Snelling</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1927-02-18</span>)</span>February 18, 1927<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown, Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">August 13, 1991<span style="display:none">(1991-08-13)</span> (aged 64)<br /><a href="/wiki/Shelburne,_Vermont" title="Shelburne, Vermont">Shelburne, Vermont</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label">Shelburne Village Cemetery,<br /><a href="/wiki/Shelburne,_Vermont" title="Shelburne, Vermont">Shelburne, Vermont</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Snelling" title="Barbara Snelling">Barbara Weil</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="June 14, 1947">1947</span>)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alice_Lee_Moqu%C3%A9" title="Alice Lee Moqué">Alice Lee Moqué</a> (grandmother)<br /><a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Hornor" title="Charles W. Hornor">Charles W. Hornor</a> (great-grandfather)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">4, including <a href="/wiki/Diane_B._Snelling" title="Diane B. Snelling">Diane</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Walter_O._Snelling" title="Walter O. Snelling">Walter O. Snelling</a><br />Helen Marjorie Gehrig</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data">US Army</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1945–1946</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Technician_fifth_grade" title="Technician fifth grade">Technician fifth grade</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Allied-occupied_Germany" title="Allied-occupied Germany">Occupation of Germany</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Richard Arkwright Snelling</b> (February 18, 1927 – August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, politician, and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Vermont" title="List of governors of Vermont">76th and 78th governor of Vermont</a> from 1977 to 1985 and from January 10, 1991, until his death. </p><p>A native of <a href="/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown, Pennsylvania</a>, Snelling was educated in Allentown and served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> at the end of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and during the post-war occupation of <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>. He graduated from <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> in 1948 and embarked on a business career, working for companies in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. After settling in Vermont, he founded Shelburne Industries, a maker of ski racks and other ski equipment. He became active in politics as a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>, served a term in the <a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">Vermont House of Representatives</a> (1959–1961), and ran unsuccessfully for <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">Vermont Senate</a> in 1956, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_of_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant governor of Vermont">lieutenant governor</a> in 1964, and <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont" title="Governor of Vermont">governor</a> in <a href="/wiki/1966_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1966 Vermont gubernatorial election">1966</a>. In 1972, Snelling was again elected to the Vermont House. He was reelected in 1974, and served from 1973 to 1977. In his second term, Snelling was chosen to serve as majority leader. </p><p>In 1976, Snelling was the successful Republican nominee for governor. He was re-elected three times, and served from 1977 to 1985. In 1986, Snelling was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>, and was defeated by incumbent Democrat <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Leahy" title="Patrick Leahy">Patrick Leahy</a>. In 1990, he was the successful Republican nominee for governor. He was inaugurated in January 1991, and served until his death. Snelling's family was prominent in Vermont politics; his wife <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Snelling" title="Barbara Snelling">Barbara</a> served as lieutenant governor and a member of the state senate. His daughter <a href="/wiki/Diane_B._Snelling" title="Diane B. Snelling">Diane</a> succeeded her mother as a state senator. His son Mark was an unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_A._Snelling&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Snelling was born in <a href="/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown, Pennsylvania</a> on February 18, 1927, the son of chemist <a href="/wiki/Walter_O._Snelling" title="Walter O. Snelling">Walter O. Snelling</a> and Helen Marjorie Gahring.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was educated in <a href="/wiki/Allentown_School_District" title="Allentown School District">Allentown public schools</a> and graduated from <a href="/wiki/William_Allen_High_School" title="William Allen High School">Allentown High School</a> in 1944, completing the requirements six months ahead of his classmates as part of an accelerated program for young men intending to enter the military during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his high school years, Snelling was a member of the National Honor Society, and the school's <a href="/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">track and field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swimming_(sport)" title="Swimming (sport)">swimming</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Scholastic_wrestling" title="Scholastic wrestling">wrestling</a> teams.<sup id="cite_ref-New_Cumberland_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Cumberland-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After graduating from Allentown High School, Snelling briefly attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Havana" title="University of Havana">University of Havana</a> in <a href="/wiki/Havana" title="Havana">Havana</a>, Cuba, and then <a href="/wiki/Lehigh_University" title="Lehigh University">Lehigh University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bethlehem,_Pennsylvania" title="Bethlehem, Pennsylvania">Bethlehem, Pennsylvania</a>, before transferring to <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At Lehigh, Snelling played on the <a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Mountain_Hawks_football" title="Lehigh Mountain Hawks football">Lehigh University football</a> and <a href="/wiki/Collegiate_wrestling" title="Collegiate wrestling">wrestling</a> teams.<sup id="cite_ref-New_Cumberland_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Cumberland-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While at Harvard, Snelling was on the dean's list, played on the varsity football team, was president of the Harvard Conservative League, and taught swimming and aquatic safety.<sup id="cite_ref-New_Cumberland_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Cumberland-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_A._Snelling&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_service">Military service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_A._Snelling&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Military service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 1944, Snelling enlisted in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps" title="United States Army Air Corps">United States Army Air Corps</a> Reserve.<sup id="cite_ref-New_Cumberland_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Cumberland-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the program was discontinued in early 1945, he transferred to the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps.<sup id="cite_ref-New_Cumberland_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Cumberland-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 1945, Snelling entered Army active duty at the <a href="/wiki/New_Cumberland_Defense_Depot" title="New Cumberland Defense Depot">New Cumberland Defense Depot</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-New_Cumberland_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Cumberland-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served at the end of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and in the post-war <a href="/wiki/Allied-occupied_Germany" title="Allied-occupied Germany">occupation of Germany</a>, and carried out assignments as an investigator and information bulletin editor.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attained the rank of <a href="/wiki/Technician_Fifth_Grade" class="mw-redirect" title="Technician Fifth Grade">technician fifth grade</a> and was discharged at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Dix" title="Fort Dix">Fort Dix</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> in October 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then returned to Harvard, where he received a bachelor's degree in government and economics in 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For several years after moving to Vermont, Snelling was active in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Auxiliary" title="United States Coast Guard Auxiliary">United States Coast Guard Auxiliary</a> where he served as an officer.<sup id="cite_ref-Auxiliary_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Auxiliary-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1956, Snelling was elected vice commander of Burlington Flotilla 802, and was appointed as the flotilla's inspector of facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-Auxiliary_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Auxiliary-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Business">Business</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_A._Snelling&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Business"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After graduating from college, Snelling was employed at Joseph Breck & Sons, a <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> wholesaler of kitchen and garden supplies. Within a year, he had advanced from working in the company's warehouse to assistant to the company's president. He then moved to <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, where he led a venture to take over the bankrupt Henry A. Dreer, Inc., a retail and wholesale distributor of plants and seeds. Snelling, his management team, and the Dreer employees who remained soon restored the company to profitability. In 1953, Snelling moved to Vermont to take the position of assistant to the president of Colonial Motors, a <a href="/wiki/Burlington,_Vermont" title="Burlington, Vermont">Burlington</a> car dealership. In 1955, Snelling became manager of Green Mountain Television Corporation, an early <a href="/wiki/Cable_television" title="Cable television">Cable television</a> proponent, of which he became president. </p><p>A longtime resident of <a href="/wiki/Shelburne,_Vermont" title="Shelburne, Vermont">Shelburne</a>, in 1957, Snelling founded Shelburne Industries, a maker of wire and metal products that later specialized in ski racks and other ski equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The venture proved successful and made Snelling a millionaire.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to heading Shelburne Industries, he served on the boards of directors for several other companies. His business affiliations include the Young Presidents' Association, the Chief Executives Organization, and the World Business Council. He was director of Ski Industries of America and Associated Industries of Vermont. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_career">Political career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_A._Snelling&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1956, Snelling ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">Vermont Senate</a>. Snelling served in the <a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">Vermont House of Representatives</a> from 1959 to 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a delegate to Republican National Conventions in 1960, 1968, 1980. In addition, Snelling served as chair of the Chittenden County <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Committee</a> and a member of Vermont Republican State Executive Committee from 1963 to 1966. </p><p>Snelling was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_of_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant governor of Vermont">lieutenant governor</a> in 1964, and for governor in 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1972, he was again elected to the Vermont House, and he served from 1973 to 1977. During his final term, Snelling was the House's majority leader. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governorship">Governorship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_A._Snelling&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Governorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_A_Snelling.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Richard_A_Snelling.jpg/220px-Richard_A_Snelling.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="319" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Richard_A_Snelling.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="221" data-file-height="320" /></a><figcaption>Snelling, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1986</span></figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/1976_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1976 Vermont gubernatorial election">1976 Vermont gubernatorial election</a>, Snelling was elected <a href="/wiki/Governor_(United_States)" title="Governor (United States)">governor</a>. He was re-elected three times, in <a href="/wiki/1978_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Vermont gubernatorial election">1978</a>, <a href="/wiki/1980_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1980 Vermont gubernatorial election">1980</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1982_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Vermont gubernatorial election">1982</a>, and served until January 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his governorship, Snelling worked to protect the environment by opposing a plan to allow uranium mining in Vermont and barring the sale of phosphate detergents, arguing that they pollute water by increasing algae growth.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also commended for using his business experience to promote economic growth by attracting industry to the state.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Snelling advocated for the <a href="/wiki/New_Federalism" title="New Federalism">New Federalism</a> of President <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> because Snelling believed that government worked best when it remained close to the people.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Snelling objected when Reagan's plan to turn several federal programs over to the states did not include federal financing and imposed budget cuts on the states.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Snelling was not a candidate for reelection in <a href="/wiki/1984_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1984 Vermont gubernatorial election">1984</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_Senate_election_in_Vermont" title="1986 United States Senate election in Vermont">1986</a>, he was the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> and lost to incumbent <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Leahy" title="Patrick Leahy">Patrick Leahy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After leaving office, Snelling took over active management of his business and financial interests.<sup id="cite_ref-Runnion_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Runnion-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, he sailed frequently on a yacht he purchased after leaving the governorship.<sup id="cite_ref-Runnion_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Runnion-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Snelling traveled extensively, including a 1989 trip to <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Runnion_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Runnion-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_governorship">Return to governorship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_A._Snelling&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Return to governorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/1990_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1990 Vermont gubernatorial election">1990 Vermont gubernatorial election</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/1990_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1990 Vermont gubernatorial election">1990</a>, Snelling ran again for governor, intending to use his business acumen and previous gubernatorial service to address state fiscal problems caused by the post-Reagan <a href="/wiki/Early_1990s_recession_in_the_United_States" title="Early 1990s recession in the United States">economic recession</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He won a fifth two-year term, and devoted most of his effort to balancing the state budget and restoring its financial health.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As recounted by <a href="/wiki/Ralph_G._Wright" title="Ralph G. Wright">Ralph G. Wright</a>, the Democrat then serving as <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Vermont_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a>, at the beginning of his term, Snelling took the unprecedented step of visiting the speaker's office unannounced to ask for a meeting with Wright so they could craft budget cuts and tax increases to address the budget deficit.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Vermont_General_Assembly" title="Vermont General Assembly">Vermont General Assembly</a> responded to Snelling's initiative by negotiating and enacting the largest tax increase in Vermont's history, more than $90 million, while also imposing deep cuts in state programs.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_A._Snelling&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 14, 1947, at age 20, he married 19-year-old <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Snelling" title="Barbara Snelling">Barbara Weil</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They had four children, Jacqueline, Mark, Andrew, and <a href="/wiki/Diane_B._Snelling" title="Diane B. Snelling">Diane</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hevesi_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hevesi-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Snelling's death, his wife served as Vermont's <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Vermont">lieutenant governor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">state senator</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His daughter Diane B. Snelling served in the Vermont Senate after being appointed to succeed her mother in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She resigned in 2016 to accept appointment as head of the Vermont Natural Resources Board.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Snelling's son Mark was an unsuccessful candidate for the 2010 Republican nomination for lieutenant governor.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death_and_legacy">Death and legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_A._Snelling&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Death and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Snelling died of a heart attack at his home in <a href="/wiki/Shelburne,_Vermont" title="Shelburne, Vermont">Shelburne, Vermont</a> on August 13, 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Howard_Dean" title="Howard Dean">Howard Dean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Snelling was interred at Shelburne Village Cemetery. </p><p>The Snelling Center for Government at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Vermont" title="University of Vermont">University of Vermont</a> was named in honor of Richard and Barbara Snelling.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_A._Snelling&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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Snelling">Richard A. Snelling</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/snelling-snover.html#843.61.02">The Political Graveyard</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13180235">Richard A. Snelling</a> at <a href="/wiki/Find_a_Grave" title="Find a Grave">Find a Grave</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.c-span.org/person/?14420">Appearances</a> on <a href="/wiki/C-SPAN" title="C-SPAN">C-SPAN</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFBF00;">Party political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="2">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Ralph_A._Foote" title="Ralph A. Foote">Ralph A. Foote</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Vermont">Lieutenant Governor of Vermont</a> </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1964_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1964 Vermont gubernatorial election">1964</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Perry_H._Merrill&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Perry H. Merrill (page does not exist)">Perry H. Merrill</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont" title="Governor of Vermont">Governor of Vermont</a> </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1966_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1966 Vermont gubernatorial election">1966</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Deane_C._Davis" title="Deane C. Davis">Deane C. Davis</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Walter_L._Kennedy" title="Walter L. Kennedy">Walter L. Kennedy</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont" title="Governor of Vermont">Governor of Vermont</a> </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1976_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1976 Vermont gubernatorial election">1976</a>, <a href="/wiki/1978_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Vermont gubernatorial election">1978</a>, <a href="/wiki/1980_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1980 Vermont gubernatorial election">1980</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Vermont gubernatorial election">1982</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_J._Easton_Jr." title="John J. Easton Jr.">John Easton</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Ledbetter" title="Stewart Ledbetter">Stewart Ledbetter</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee for <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Senators from Vermont">U.S. Senator from Vermont</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="Classes of United States Senators">Class 3</a>) </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_Senate_election_in_Vermont" title="1986 United States Senate election in Vermont">1986</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Douglas" title="Jim Douglas">Jim Douglas</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Bernhardt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Bernhardt (page does not exist)">Michael Bernhardt</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont" title="Governor of Vermont">Governor of Vermont</a> </b><br /><a href="/wiki/1990_Vermont_gubernatorial_election" title="1990 Vermont gubernatorial election">1990</a> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_McClaughry" title="John McClaughry">John McClaughry</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Otis_R._Bowen" class="mw-redirect" title="Otis R. Bowen">Otis R. Bowen</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Chair of the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Governors_Association" title="Republican Governors Association">Republican Governors Association</a> </b><br />1979–1980 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_N._Dalton" title="John N. Dalton">John N. Dalton</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_P._Salmon" title="Thomas P. Salmon">Thomas P. Salmon</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont" title="Governor of Vermont">Governor of Vermont</a> </b><br />1977–1985 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Kunin" title="Madeleine Kunin">Madeleine Kunin</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Kunin" title="Madeleine Kunin">Madeleine Kunin</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Vermont" title="Governor of Vermont">Governor of Vermont</a> </b><br />1991 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Howard_Dean" title="Howard Dean">Howard Dean</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/George_Busbee" title="George Busbee">George Busbee</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Chair of the <a href="/wiki/National_Governors_Association" title="National Governors Association">National Governors Association</a> </b><br />1981–1982 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Scott_M._Matheson" title="Scott M. 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