{{short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = James Edward Phipps Snedker | honorific_suffix = MLA | office = 15th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | term_start = 1965 | term_end = 1971 | predecessor = Fred Dewhurst | successor = Fred Dewhurst | office1 = MLA for Saltcoats | term_start1 = 1960 | term_end1 = 1971 | predecessor1 = Asmundur Loptson | successor1 = Ed Kaeding | birth_date = March 11, 1911 | birth_place = Northamptonshire, England | death_date = March 31, 1981 (aged 70) | death_place = | party = Liberal | occupation = school board trustee, farmer, equestrian judge | spouse = }} '''James Edward Phipps Snedker''' (March 11, 1911{{snd}}March 31, 1981)[https://books.google.com/books?id=omxLAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Snedker,+James+Edward+Phipps%22+AND+%221911%22] was an English-born farmer, business owner and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Saltcoats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1960 to 1971 as a Liberal.
He came to Saskatchewan with his family at a young age but returned to England for his education. In the late 1920s, he returned to Saskatchewan and settled on a farm near Saltcoats. Snedker also owned the Saltcoats Seed Company. He was a member of the local school board and of hospital boards in the area. Snedker was also a judge for the Canadian Trotting Association. He served as speaker for the Saskatchewan assembly from 1965 to 1971. Snedker was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1971.
== References == * {{cite web |url=http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/Hansard/19L3S/81-04-13Hansard.pdf |title=Hansard |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan |date=April 13, 1981 |accessdate=2009-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025222945/http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/hansard/19L3S/81-04-13Hansard.pdf |archive-date=October 25, 2007 |url-status=dead }} *[https://saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/pdf/2019_elections_results_by_electoral_division.pdf Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division]
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