John N. Sandlin

John N. Sandlin

John Nicolas Sandlin (born February 24, 1872 near Minden , Louisiana , †  December 25, 1957 ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1937 he represented the state of Louisiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Sandlin attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1896, he began to work in this profession in Minden. Between 1904 and 1910 he was a district attorney in the Louisiana Second Judicial District . He then worked as a judge from 1910 to 1920. Politically, Sandlin became a member of the Democratic Party . In June 1916 he took part as a delegate at the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis , on which US President Woodrow Wilson was nominated for a second term.

In the 1920 congressional election , Sandlin was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Louisiana , where he succeeded John T. Watkins on March 4, 1921 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1937 . During this time, the 20th and 21st amendments to the constitution were passed there. Since 1933, many of the Federal Government's New Deal laws have also been discussed and enacted under President Franklin D. Roosevelt .

In 1936, John Sandlin waived in favor of an unsuccessful candidacy for the US Senate on a further nomination for the US House of Representatives; in the primary of his party he was defeated by Allen J. Ellender . After leaving Congress, he returned to practice as a lawyer. He was married to Ruth Reems, who died in 1911, and had a son with her. In 1913 he married Emma Crichton. John Sandlin died on December 25, 1957 in Minden, where he was also buried.

Web links

• John N. Sandlin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John N. Sandlin in the database of Find a Grave (English)