Author talk:Clinton Allen Snowden

Birth

Clinton A Snowden, son of John and Orpha [Allen] Snowden; born 11 Feb 1846 in Harvard, Illinois. Prep at Ripon College, Ripon, Wis., University of Chicago 1868-71; A.M. 1874; 05 Apr 1888 married Isadora L. Huff; Chicago Times (editing various capacities)1875-82; editor of National Republican (Washington DC) 1882-84; Special examiner of Central Pacific RR, appt. by Pres. Chester A Arthur, 1885; Managing editor Chicago Mail 1885-87; Managing editor of Chicago Times 1888; Sec. of Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, 1889-91; Managing editor of Tacoma Ledger 1892-97; Commissioner of lands of Puyallup Indian Reservation, appointed by President William McKinley 1897; Secretery of R.R. Commission at Olympia, Washington, 1906 by Gov. Alfred Meade; author of "History of State of Washington", 1908; Clinton was a 33rd Mason and considered a national authority of Masonic history; died 04 Jan 1922 at Tacoma, Washington.

I found two versions of the same source that quotes his birth day as "1847?"

http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/searching/guide.html AUTHOR = Snowden, Clinton A., 1847?-1922. TITLE = HISTORY OF WASHINGTON; THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF AN AMERICAN STATE, BY CLINTON A. SNOWDEN; ADVISORY EDITORS: CORNELIUS H. HANFORD, MILES C. MOORE, WILLIAM D. TYLER, STEPHEN J. CHADWICK. SUBJECT = Washington (State) -- History. LOCATION = SpecColl Reference. CALL # = 979.7 Sn6h.

http://hip.ci.renton.wa.us/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=R21S87Y381316.54956&profile=home&source=~!horizon&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!16206~!4&ri=1&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ipp=25&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Washington+(State)+--+History.&index=.SW&uindex=&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ri=1 Snowden, Clinton A., 1847?-1922. Washington (State) -- History. Snowden, Clinton A., 1847?-1922. History of Washingto...

History of Washington; the rise and progress of an American state, by Clinton A. Snowden; advisory editors: Cornelius H. Hanford, Miles C. Moore, William D. Tyler, Stephen J. Chadwick ... by Snowden, Clinton A., 1847?-1922. New York, The Century history company, 1909-

1. Subjects Washington (State) -- History.

Available Items: 4 Holds: 0 Additional Authors: Hanford, C. H. (Cornelius Holgate), 1849-1926. Moore, Miles Conway, 1845- Tyler, William D. Chadwick, Stephen J. Description: v. fronts., plates, ports., maps. 25 cm.

• I could find no other dates of birth. Changing the listed date of birth to "1847?" which should take him out of Category:? births there seems little chance that a better date will every be available. Jeepday 22:49, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

• • Using "1847?" meant that it was previously in a category "1847?" (which doesnt exist - see the categories down the bottom). As a result, I have tweaked it slightly to use the "dates" override, which was hitherto undocumented. I have also suggested that we add another override for "fl." John Vandenberg ^(chat) 11:14, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks, I tired to pipe | in the correction and could not make it work. Figured someone would know how to fix it correctly. Jeepday 12:05, 8 June 2008 (UTC)