Richard A. Snelling
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| Richard Arkwright Snelling | |
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78th Governor of Vermont
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| In office 1991 – 1991 |
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| Lieutenant | Howard Dean |
| Preceded by | Madeleine M. Kunin |
| Succeeded by | Howard Dean |
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76th Governor of Vermont
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| In office 1977 – 1985 |
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| Lieutenant | T. Garry Buckley, Madeleine M. Kunin |
| Preceded by | Thomas P. Salmon |
| Succeeded by | Madeleine M. Kunin |
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| Born | February 18, 1927 Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 13, 1991 (aged 64) Shelburne, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Barbara Snelling |
| Profession | Businessman, Politician |
Richard Arkwright Snelling (February 18, 1927 in Allentown, Pennsylvania – August 13, 1991) was the Governor of Vermont from 1977 to 1985 and from January 10, 1991 until his death from heart failure.
A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Vermont House of Representatives for six terms.
He was first elected governor in 1976 and was later re-elected to three additional consecutive terms – in 1978, 1980, and 1982 – but left office in January 1985, choosing not to run in 1984. He ran for the U.S. Senate in 1986 but lost to incumbent Patrick Leahy in a landslide.
In 1990 Snelling was once again elected governor, becoming the first Vermont governor to win five mandates. He died of a heart attack seven months after his final inauguration. Lieutenant Governor Howard Dean, a Democrat, was sworn in as governor.
The Snelling Center for Government at the University of Vermont was named in his honor.
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