Sanders, Jared Young, 1869-1944

Jared Y. Sanders served as governor of Louisiana, 1908-1912.

Jared Young Sanders (1869-1944) was educated at St. Charles College, Grand Coteau. He married Ada Veronica Shaw of Fourke, Arkansas, in 1891. They were divorced in 1912, and he married Emma Dickinson in 1914. For a short time he worked in the newspaper trade, and owned the St. Mary Banner. He received a degree in law in 1893, and went on to establish the firm of Foster, Milling, Godchaux and Sanders, with branches in New Orleans and Franklin.

Sanders began his political career in the 1890s. He was elected state representative in 1892; governor of Louisiana 1908-1912; Representative in Congress 1917-1921; and ran unsuccessfully for the U. S. Senate in 1920 and 1926. He was noted for his work to improve Louisiana roads. After leaving Congress, he moved to Hammond, La., where he spent the remainder of his life.