William Ramsey Snodgrass, Sr. (September 15, 1922 – April 20, 2008) was an American accountant who was the Comptroller of Tennessee from 1955 until 1999, serving 22 terms in that office.

He was subsequently re-elected every two years and served a total of 22 terms in office.

[3] Snodgrass received many accolades and awards during his long tenure of public service.

[4] However, he was given the honorific title of Comptroller Emeritus and maintained an office that he regularly visited until shortly before his death.

[1] The William R. Snodgrass Distinguished Leadership Award was also created in his honor.