John James Snow Jr.
{{Short description|American politician (1929–2025)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = John James Snow Jr.
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| office = Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 103rd district
| term_start = 1977
| term_end = 1994
| office2 =
| term_start2 = 2001
| term_end2 = 2004
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|12|19}}
| birth_place = Kingstree, South Carolina, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|3|17|1929|12|19}}
| death_place = Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S.
| party = Democratic
Republican (2004)
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| residence = Hemingway, South Carolina
| alma_mater = Clemson University
| successor = Carl Anderson
}}
John James "Bubber" Snow Jr. (December 19, 1929 – March 17, 2025) was an American politician in the state of South Carolina.
Early years, education and career
In 1954, Snow graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree. Snow was also a farmer and businessman.
Political career
Snow served in the South Carolina House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from 1977 to 1994 and 2001 to 2004, representing Williamsburg County, South Carolina.{{cite book |year= 1975 |title= South Carolina Legislative Manual 1975 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=-K9DAQAAIAA |volume= 56 |location= Columbia, South Carolina |publisher= General Assembly of South Carolina |page= 104 |access-date= May 11, 2017 |via= Google Books }}
Snow chaired the House Agriculture Committee. In 2004, Snow switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party for his re-election bid.{{Cite web |date=2004-03-30 |title=Hemingway Representative "Bubber" Snow switching to GOP |url=https://www.wistv.com/story/1748279/hemingway-representative-bubber-snow-switching-to-gop/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=WISTV |language=en}}
Snow was credited with making the Carolina Shag the State dance and beach music the official popular music for South Carolina in 1984.{{Cite web |last=Nicholson |first=Zoe |date=2025-03-28 |title=John J. 'Bubber' Snow III, former SC lawmaker who enshrined the shag as state dance, has died |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/bubber-snow-died-shag-dance-south-carolina/article_4ca1b61a-8f47-41ff-bd14-7f246ed53307.html |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Post and Courier |language=en}} {{Cite web |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Lowering Flags for Former Representative John J. “Bubber” Snow, III. |url=https://governor.sc.gov/executive-branch/executive-orders |access-date=April 6, 2025 |website=Governor Henry McMaster}}
In May 2024, Senator Luke A. Rankin sponsored a Resolution recognizing Snow on the 40th Anniversary of the Shag becoming South Carolina's State dance.{{Cite web |title=2023-2024 Bill 1307: John James "Bubber" Snow, Jr. - South Carolina Legislature Online |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/1307.htm |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.scstatehouse.gov}}
Personal life
In 1957, Snow married Penelope Y. Grainger. The couple had three children.
Death
Snow died on March 17, 2025 in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.{{Cite web |title=Obituary for John James Snow, III at Morris Funeral Home |url=https://www.morris-funeralhome.com/obituary/john-james-snow-iii |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.morris-funeralhome.com |language=en}} Governor Henry McMaster ordered that flags in the state be flown half-staff on Sunday, April 6, 2025 to honor his service.{{Cite web |title=Half-staff notice – John J. “Bubber” Snow, III |url=https://www.laurenscountyadvertiser.net/2025/04/04/half-staff-notice-colonel-myron-charles-harrington-jr/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=The Laurens County Advertiser |language=en-US}}
References
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Category:Democratic Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Category:People from Kingstree, South Carolina
Category:Clemson University alumni
Category:People from Hemingway, South Carolina
Category:20th-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly
Category:21st-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly
External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQQM5CpGIjo Beach Shaggers HoF - Charlie Boone Award - John "Bubber" Snow and twin sister Carolyn Snow McAllister demonstrating the Shag, 2002] - YouTube{{SouthCarolina-politician-stub}}