Louis F Snedigar

Louis Fielding “Red" Snedigar (1890–1951) was an attorney, realtor and four-time mayor of the city of Miami Beach.

Early life
Louis married Edna Morris on May 24, 1916, in Deland, Florida. He later graduated from Stetson University where he played baseball while earning a law degree. Snedigar had a .420 batting average and was signed to a contract by the Philadelphia Athletics. Snedigar later credited major league legend, Connie Mack with dissuading him from a baseball career.

The Snedigars had two sons.

Politics
Snedigar was the 4th, 6th and 9th Mayor of Miami Beach. In a letter he wrote to the mayor and city council in the late 1940s, Snedigar remarked that he had been the leader of the city through, "the boom, the bust, the Wall Street panic and, 'the blow'", referring to the great Miami Hurricane of 1926.

During Snedigar's terms as mayor he oversaw the installation of the city water system, the sewer system, the procurement of multiple parks and building of multiple bridges.

Notably, Snedigar was never a Miami Beach city council member prior to his election victories.

In his 1928 election victory, he defeated Val C Cleary by only four votes. He retired after the 1930 election.

In 1934, John H Levi withdrew from the mayoral race citing a technicality in the city charter. Snedigar announced his candidacy just a few hours later and went on to win his 3rd term.

During WWII, Snedigar's enlistment was declined. He joined the Florida State Guard and the Coast Guard volunteers.

After his service to Miami Beach, Snedigar ran for and won a Dade County Commission seat.