Jared Young Sanders Sr. | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis L. Morgan |
| Succeeded by | George K. Favrot |
| 34th Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office May 12, 1908 – May 14, 1912 | |
| Lieutenant | Paul M. Lambremont |
| Preceded by | Newton C. Blanchard |
| Succeeded by | Luther E. Hall |
| 25th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office May 10, 1904 – May 12, 1908 | |
| Governor | Newton C. Blanchard |
| Preceded by | Newton C. Blanchard |
| Succeeded by | Paul M. Lambremont |
| Member of theLouisiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1892–1896 1898–1904 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jared Young Sanders (1869-01-29)January 29, 1869 Inglewood Plantation, east ofMorgan City, Louisiana |
| Died | March 23, 1944(1944-03-23) (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Franklin Cemetery inFranklin, Louisiana |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Jared Y. Sanders Jr. |
| Alma mater | Tulane University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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Jared Young Sanders Sr. (January 29, 1869 – March 23, 1944) was an American journalist and attorney fromFranklin, the seat ofSt. Mary Parish in southLouisiana, who served as his state'sHouse Speaker (1900–1904),lieutenant governor (1904–1908), the 34thgovernor (1908–1912), andU.S. representative (1917–1921). Near the end of his political career he was a part of theanti-Longfaction within the LouisianaDemocratic Party.Huey Pierce Long Jr., in fact had once grappled with Sanders in the lobby of theRoosevelt Hotel inNew Orleans.[1]
He married Ada Veronica Shaw on May 31, 1891, and they had one son,Jared Y. Sanders Jr.[2] They divorced in 1912. Sanders remarried to Emma Dickinson in 1916.[3]
Jared Y. Sanders died atOur Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge on March 23, 1944.[3]
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Louisiana 1908 | Succeeded by |
| Louisiana House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Louisiana State Representative from St. Mary Parish 1892–1896 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Louisiana State Representative from St. Mary Parish 1898–1904 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives 1900–1904 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1904–1908 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Louisiana 1908–1912 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana's 6th congressional district 1917–1921 | Succeeded by |