Clarence E. Snively

{{Short description|LAPD Chief of Police, 1915–1916}}

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Clarence E. "Clare" Snively was chief of police of the Los Angeles Police Department for one year, three months, and eight days in 1915.{{Cite news |date=1931-08-09 |title=Los Angeles Chiefs of Police - Names - Time Served |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-los-angeles-chiefs/148148217/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |work=The Los Angeles Times |pages=126}} He is considered one of the "lesser-known" LAPD chiefs of the 20th century.{{Cite book |last=Capt. Arthur Sjoquist |url=http://archive.org/details/history-of-the-lapd-art-sjoquist-1984 |title=History of the LAPD |date=1984 |pages=53–54 |language=en}} He created an anti-nicotine clinic through the department, believing it to be a noxious substance that "weakened" bodies. He also worked as a reporter for several newspapers and as a federal probation officer for a large region of Southern California.{{Cite news |date=1964-01-12 |title=Deaths and Funerals |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press-deaths-and-fune/148157567/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |work=Santa Barbara News-Press |pages=36}}