Name/Title
Francis. H. Snell, Founder of the Country Club of BuffaloEntry/Object ID
00990Description
Francis H. Snell, Founder of CCB was born 1861 was a graduate of Yale University. He worked at Albright & Company in Buffalo and began there in July of 1887. (Mr. John J.Albright started in coal sales and brought steel to Buffalo and also harnessed the Power of Niagara Falls. He helped Buffalo stand out as a hub for progress and energy production, setting the stage for economic expansion . Mr.Albright was a businessman and philanthropist gifting the Albright-Knox Art Gallery to the City of Buffalo
in 1901 and it was completed in 1905 . EB Green was the architect .) Frank H. Snell lived on Delaware Avenue. He died in the District of Columbia , he moved there in 1891 and died on November 8,1904 at the age of 43 years old of heart issues.Cataloged By
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FoundersCreate Date
August 24, 2025Update Date
January 16, 2026
