Jared Y. Sanders Sr.

Jared Young Sanders Sr. (January 29, 1869 – March 23, 1944) was an American journalist and attorney from Franklin, the seat of St. Mary Parish in south Louisiana, who served as his state's House Speaker (1900–1904), lieutenant governor (1904–1908), the 34th Governor (1908–1912), and U.S. representative (1917–1921). Near the end of his political career he was a part of the anti-Long faction within the Louisiana Democratic Party. Huey Pierce Long Jr., in fact had once grappled with Sanders in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans.[1]

"Jared Young Sanders" redirects here. For this man's son, the U.S. Representative in the 1930s and 1940s, see Jared Y. Sanders Jr.

Jared Young Sanders Sr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th 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 the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office 1892–1896 1898–1904
Personal details
Born	(1869-01-29)January 29, 1869 Inglewood Plantation, east of Morgan City, Louisiana
Died	March 23, 1944(1944-03-23) (aged 75) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Resting place	Franklin Cemetery in Franklin, Louisiana
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	(1) Ada Veronica Shaw (married 1891–1912, divorced) (2) Emma Dickinson Sanders
Children	Jared Y. Sanders Jr.
Alma mater	Tulane University
Occupation	Lawyer

Footnotes

1. Richard D. White Jr., Kingfish (New York: Random House, 2006), p. 68.

References

• "Jared Young Sanders", A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 2 (1988), pp. 714–715
• United States Congress. "SANDERS, Jared Young (id: S000035)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Mary E. Sanders, "The Political Career of Jared Young Sandrs, 1892–1912", Master's thesis (1955), Louisiana State University.
• Miriam G. Reeves, Governors of Louisiana (1980)
• Robert Sobel and John Raimo, Biographical Directory of the Governors of the U.S. (1978)
• Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, U.S. Senate elections from Louisiana, 1908, 1920, and 1926.
• State of Louisiana – Biography
• Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives 1812 – 2008

External links

• Cemetery Memorial by La-Cemeteries
• Jared Young Sanders Papers at The Historic New Orleans Collection

Party political offices
Preceded by Newton C. Blanchard	Democratic nominee for Governor of Louisiana 1908	Succeeded by Luther E. Hall
Political offices
Preceded by Placide P. Sigur	Louisiana State Representative from St. Mary Parish 1892–1896	Succeeded by W.A. O'Neil
Preceded by W.A. O'Neil	Louisiana State Representative from St. Mary Parish 1898–1904	Succeeded by R.W. Allen
Preceded by Samuel P. Henry of Cameron Parish	Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives 1900–1904	Succeeded by Robert H. Snyder of Tensas Parish
Preceded by Albert Estopinal of St. Bernard Parish	Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1904–1908	Succeeded by Paul M. Lambremont of St. James Parish
Preceded by Newton C. Blanchard	Governor of Louisiana 1908–1912	Succeeded by Luther E. Hall
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Lewis Lovering Morgan	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th congressional district 1917–1921	Succeeded by George Kent Favrot