Accountant, having served many years as a bank cashier in his native State, removing to Davenport a reputed money loaner, where loans were easier put out than taken in. Next removing to Grinnell, where just out of the corporation he has a farm, which, regarding location, trees and tasteful house architecture, is the equal of any establishment in central Iowa. But fine stock and model grounds could not detain the owner on his fertile acres and he gravitated into public affairs, still retaining his home. He was a member of the county Board of Supervisors, elected to the Lower House in the General Assembly and once State Senator holding a conspicuous place as a trusted financier on committees. He was at the head of one of the largest mercantile houses, occupying one of the most spacious stores in this region. The presidency of the Farmer's Mutual Insurance Company, which has proved such wise economy to the insured, was also accorded to him. On the organization of the First National Bank of Grinnell, Mr. Snow was elected president, and on the founding, the past year, of the Grinnell Savings Bank he was also made president.