Bio. of Bruce M. Snell ~ son of Thaddeus Stevens and Dora (Morey) Snell
IOWA
ITS HISTORY AND TRADITION
VOLUME III
1804-1926
B. M. SNELL
Bruce M. Snell, a young and talented attorney, is practicing in Ida Grove,
his native town, and worthily bears a name that has long been an honored one
in this locality. He was born March 4, 1895, a son of Thaddeus Stevens and
Dora (Morey) Snell, the latter a native of Illinois. The father was a scion of
an old family of New York state and settled in Ida county when this was a
frontier district, contributing materially toward its development and progress.
Bruce M. Snell supplemented his public school course by attendance at the
state University of Iowa, from which he was graduated in 1917 with the degree
of LL.B. He was master signal electrician in the United States army during
the World war and after receiving his honorable discharge returned to Ida
Grove, where he has since followed his profession with ever increasing success. He has established a liberal clientele and during 1922-23 was city attorney. His cases are prepared with thoroughness, precision and skill and the ability with which he presents his cause has won for him many favorable verdicts.
On September 3, 1919, Mr. Snell was married, in Arthur, Iowa, to Miss Donna
Marie Potter, who was born August 19, 1896, at Burr Oak, this state, and is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Potter of Ida Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Snell have
become the parents of two children: Dorthy Jean, who was born December 8,
1920; and Virginia, born May 13, 1923, both natives of Ida Grove.
Mr. Snell is a Mason in high standing, belonging to Kane Lodge, No. 377, F.
& A. M.; the York Rite bodies at Ida Grove; and the Scottish Rite bodies of
Sioux City. He is a member of Leo P. McNamara Post of the American Legion and the Local Kiwanis and Commercial Clubs and has been secretary of these organizations. He votes the republican ticket and is a Methodist in religious faith. Mr. Snell is a citizen of worth and a young man of keen intellect who fully meets the requirements of a most exacting profession. Mrs. Snell is a member of the Women's Club and the Delphian Society and her tact, charm and
culture have made her popular in social circles of Ida Grove.
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