A. T. "Apple" Sanders Jr. | |
Office: | Louisiana State Representative for East Baton Rouge Parish |
Term Start: | 1956 |
Term End: | 1964 |
Preceded: | Two-member delegation: Rolfe H. McCollister Percy E. Roberts |
Succeeded: | Six-member district: William F. "Bill" Bernhard Jr. Luther F. Cole Carl V. Dawson Joe Keogh Eugene McGehee Lillian W. Walker |
Birth Date: | 10 November 1926 |
Birth Place: | Mississippi, U.S. |
Death Place: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Louisiana State University |
Residence: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Spouse: | Gloria P. Sanders |
Children: | Albert Taylor "Lil Apple" Sanders III |
Party: | Democrat |
Albert Taylor "A. T." Sanders Jr. (November 10, 1926 - June 17, 1989), also known as A. T. "Apple" Sanders Jr., was a Democrat who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from East Baton Rouge Parish from 1956 to 1964.[1]
His father, Albert Sanders Sr., was born in Amite County, Mississippi. Sanders attended Baton Rouge High School and Louisiana State University.[2] Sanders and his wife, Gloria P. Sanders, had a son, Albert Sanders III, known as "Lil Apple".
In 1987, Sanders unsuccessfully sought a political comeback when he challenged Republican State Senator Kenneth Osterberger for reelection in District 16.[3]