Background
Snedecor, James George was born on June 21, 1855 in on plantation, Tchula, Mississippi, United States. Son of George Gayle and Harriet Augusta (Godden) Snedecor.
Snedecor, James George was born on June 21, 1855 in on plantation, Tchula, Mississippi, United States. Son of George Gayle and Harriet Augusta (Godden) Snedecor.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Mississippi, 1873. Post-graduate studies, Cornell, 1874-1876. Read law Washington University, Saint Louis, 1877.
Doctor of Laws, University of Alabama, 1906.
Practiced law at Memphis, 1877-1881. Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1889. Pastor, Dunedin, Florida, 1889-1890, Vinehill, Alabama, 1890-1891, Avondale Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 1891-1896, Woodlawn Church, Birmingham, 1897-1903.
Secretary Executive Committee of Home Missions, Presbyterian Church in the United States, 1903-1914.
Head of Stillman Institute (theological school for negroes), Tuscaloosa, Alabama, since 1914. Trustee Thornwell Orphans College, South Carolina.
Married Emily Alston Estes, January 22, 1880.