Cain Sartain Explained

J. Cain Sartain (1843 - 1902) was a planter, justice of the peace, sheriff, and state legislator in Louisiana.^[1] He was a Republican. He and P. Jones Yorke represented Carroll Parish.^[2] He served from 1873 to 1878. His final years representing newly created East Carroll Parish.^[3]

He contested the election outcome and was declared the rightful winner over Nicholas Burton.^[4] Burton contested the 1877 election and eventually won the seat.

In 1879 he wrote to the governor of Kansas (John Pierce St. John) inquiring about emigration opportunities, civil rights, and public accommodations laws in Kansas.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Freedom's Lawmakers by Eric Foner page 189
2. Web site: Congressional Serial Set. 1875. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
3. Web site: Membership in the Louisiana Senate 1880 - 2024. la.gov. 13 September 2023.
4. Web site: Official Journal of the Proceedings of House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana at the ... General Assembly .... Louisiana Legislature House of. Representatives. April 23, 1877. Google Books.
5. Web site: Transcription of Governor St. John’s Exoduster Correspondence . kshs.org. 13 September 2023.