The Sanders of Louisiana
- Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. (1869–1944), Louisiana State Representative 1892-1896 1898-1904, delegate to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention 1898 1921, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1904-1908, Governor of Louisiana 1908-1912, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1917-1921, candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Louisiana 1920 1926, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1924. Father of Jared Y. Sanders, Jr.
- Jared Y. Sanders, Jr. (1892–1960), Louisiana State Representative 1928-1932, Louisiana State Senator 1932-1934, U.S. Representative from Louisiana 1934-1937 1941-1943, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1940 1944. Son of Jared Y. Sanders, Sr.
NOTE: Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. was also cousin of U.S. Senator Murphy J. Foster.
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Famous quotes containing the words sanders and/or louisiana:
“Every new concept first comes to the mind in a judgment.”
—Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914)
“The recent attempt to secure a charter from the State of North Dakota for a lottery company, the pending effort to obtain from the State of Louisiana a renewal of the charter of the Louisiana State Lottery, and the establishment of one or more lottery companies at Mexican towns near our border, have served the good purpose of calling public attention to an evil of vast proportions.”
—Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)