Nicholas J. Sandlin
| Nicholas J. Sandlin | |
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| Member of the Webster Parish Police Jury for Ward 3 | |
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In office 1877–1888 |
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| Preceded by | William Thomas Sandlin |
| Succeeded by | Isiah Ratcliff |
| Louisiana State Representative for Webster Parish | |
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In office 1892–1893 |
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| Preceded by | G. L. P. Wren |
| Succeeded by | J. T. Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 3, 1832 North Carolina, USA |
| Died | December 17, 1896 (aged 64) Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Resting place | Minden Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Irene McIntyre Sandlin (married 1869–1896, his death) |
| Relations | A. M. Leary (cousin once removed and nephew by marriage) |
| Children | John N. Sandlin |
| Parents | Henry and Ann Civil Leary Sandlin |
| Occupation | Farmer, lawyer, publisher |
| Religion | Baptist |
Nicholas J. Sandlin (August 3, 1832 – December 17, 1896) was a veteran of the Confederate States Army, a lawyer, a Democratic politician, a publisher, and a farmer from Minden in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, USA. His sons, McIntyre H. Sandlin and John N. Sandlin, followed him into politics.
Though born in North Carolina, Sandlin was reared on the Sunnyside Plantation near Dubberly in south Webster Parish owned by his uncle, Calvin Leary (1811–1882), who had taken in Sandlin's parents, Henry Sandlin and the former Ann Civil Leary. He lived among cousins who regarded him as a brother.
In the American Civil War, Sandlin advanced from a private with the "Minden Blues" infantry regiment at Camp Moore in Tangipahoa Parish to first lieutenant in the Army of Northern Virginia under Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. He was wounded in 1863 and held as a prisoner of war until he was paroled at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 10, 1865. Upon his discharge, he walked his way back to Webster Parish.
Sandlin, who had been admitted after self-study to the practice of law, was involved in the overthrow of the Carpetbagger government with the election of in 1876 of Francis T. Nicholls as the Redeemer governor over the Republican Stephen B. Packard. Sandlin was appointed the district attorney of territory in North Louisiana stretching from the Red to the Ouachita rivers at the time Webster Parish was created in 1871 from neighboring Claiborne Parish. He published for a time the newspaper The Minden Advertiser, one of several weeklies in circulation long before the Minden Press-Herald became the daily newspaper for the region. He established a model farm at the McIntyre Community west of Minden and was active in the Farmers' Alliance as a traveling speaker on farm issues.
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