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Andrew L. Sevier

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Andrew Leonard Sevier Sr. (November 9, 1894 – March 26, 1962), was an American attorney from Tallulah, Louisiana, who served for thirty years from 1932 until his death as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate. He represented the 32nd District, which then included Madison, East Carroll, Tensas, and Concordia parishes.[1]

A descendant of John Sevier -- a fighter in the American Revolution, former governor of Tennessee, and the namesake of Sevierville and Sevier County near Knoxville -- he was a World War I veteran. A founder member of a Tallulah law firm, Spencer Sevier & Adams, at the time of his death, he was serving as president of the Federal Land Bank, of which he had been a member since 1933.

Personal life

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One of six children born to George Sevier and Florence Arrenah (née Leonard) Sevier, he married Irene Jordan in 1918, with whom he had three sons.

References

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  1. ^ "Sen. Sevier of Madison Parish Dies", Shreveport Times, March 26, 1962 via sites.rootsweb.com. Accessed March 30, 2024.