Hamlin Valentine Snell
Hamlin Valentine Snell was an American lawyer and politician in Florida. He served as speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, was president of the Florida State Senate, and was the eighth mayor of Tampa, Florida.
He was born in Savannah, Georgia. He was William H. Whitaker's half-brother.
He served as mayor of Tampa from February 1, 1860, until February 2, 1861. As mayor, he celebrated the start of the American Civil War. Martial law was declared. He fled Tampa in 1861.
He married Mary Beville in 1867.
Local artist Ruth Finney Horney painted a portrait of him.
