 Kryder taught school for six years, and then became a farmer and breeder of registered Jersey cattle.He was elected as a Republican to the Ohio's 33rd senatorial district, (Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Putnam and Wood Counties), for the 83rd Ohio General Assembly, (1919-1920).He was re-elected to the 84th, (1921-1922), and 85th General Assemblies, (1923-1924), and was President Pro-Tem of the 85th.