A. T. Sanders Jr. Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812–Present: East Baton Rouge Parish . Louisiana Secretary of State . December 26, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213130242/https://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2016.pdf . December 13, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Albert Sanders. search.ancestry.com. January 11, 2015.
  3. Web site: Primary election returns, October 24, 1987. Louisiana Secretary of State. December 30, 2014.