John James Snodgrass was born on 22 October 1796 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.[1] He was the son of the John Snodgrass (1744–97), a Presbyterianminister and Janet Anne Douglas Montgomery, who was the daughter of Robert Montgomery, Scottish preacher and poet.[2] His brother was the soldier and colonial administrator in New South Wales, Colonel Kenneth Snodgrass.
He later joined the 38th Regiment on 18 October 1821, where he was eventually appointed as the military secretary to Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet.[3]
After the war, Snodgrass received the brevet ranks of major and lieutenant-colonel on 13 November 1826, and 28 December 1826, respectively.[11] He served as a major of the 94th Regiment of Foot beginning on 3 August 1830 and then later as a lieutenant-colonel, unattached, on 28 June 1833.[11] On 12 September 1834 he became the Deputy Quartermaster-General to the troops in Nova Scotia.[11][12]
Personal life
On 3 November 1823, Snodgrass married Sir Archibald Campbell's oldest daughter, Maria Macdonald Campbell.[2][11][13] Maria and her family were members of the Smalls of Dirnanean in Perthshire, Scotland. The couple had one child, Archibald Campbell Snodgrass, who, following the family's military tradition, joined the 38th Regiment and served as an aide-de-camp to his uncle Sir John Campbell, 2nd Baronet during the Battle of the Great Redan.[11]
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^ abBailie, Alexander Francis (1901). The Oriental Club and Hanover Square. Longman, Green and Company, London, England. p. 79. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
^ abcUrban, Sylvanus (1841). The Gentleman's Magazine. William Pickering; John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, London, England. p. 207. Retrieved 30 January 2014. Vol. 107
^The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England), Volume 170, p. 207
^ abcdeWhite, William (1908). Notes and Queries. Oxford University Press, United Kingdom. Retrieved 30 January 2014. He married 3 Nov., 1823, Maria Macdonald, e. Dau. of General Sir Archibald Campbell, Bt., G.C.B. Their son Archibald Campbell Snodgrass was born at Government House, Fredericton, New Brunswick, in the spring of 1832. He became captain 38th Regiment 29 Dec., 1854, and major 17 July 1855, having acted as A.D.C. to his uncle Major-General Sir John Campbell, Bt., at the unsuccessful attack on the Redan, 18 June 1855. He died at Milbank, near Southampton, 26 Nov., 1863.
^The Royal Green Jackets Chronicle. United Kingdom: Great Britain Army, Royal Green Jackets Brigade. 1966. p. 212. Snodgrass died in Canada on 14th January, 1841.