The Political Graveyard: Foster-Sanders family of Louisiana

Foster-Sanders family of Louisiana

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Murphy James Foster (1849-1921) — also known as Murphy J. Foster — of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La. Born in Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La., January 12, 1849. Cousin of Jared Young Sanders; grandfather of M. J. Foster. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state senate, 1879; Governor of Louisiana, 1892-1900; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1901-13. Died June 12, 1921. Interment at Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, La.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
Jared Young Sanders (1869-1944) — also known as Jared Y. Sanders — of Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, La. Born near Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, La., January 29, 1869. Cousin of Murphy James Foster; father of Jared Young Sanders, Jr.. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1892-1904; Speaker of the Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1900; delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898, 1921; Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1904-08; Governor of Louisiana, 1908-12; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1917-21; candidate for U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1920, 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1924. Member, Freemasons. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., March 23, 1944. Interment at Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, La.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Jared Young Sanders, Jr. (1892-1960) — also known as Jared Y. Sanders, Jr. — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Louisiana, April 20, 1892. Son of Jared Young Sanders. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state legislature; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1934-37, 1941-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940, 1944. Member, Freemasons. Died November 29, 1960. Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, La.
- See also: congressional biography.
M. J. Foster (b. 1930) — also known as Mike Foster — of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., July 11, 1930. Grandson of Murphy James Foster. Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; member of Louisiana state senate; elected 1986; Governor of Louisiana, 1996-; Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 2000. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Farm Bureau; American Legion. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.

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