A. T. "Apple" Sanders Jr.
Louisiana State Representative for
East Baton Rouge Parish
In office
1956–1964
Preceded byTwo-member delegation:

Rolfe H. McCollister

Percy E. Roberts
Succeeded bySix-member district:
William F. "Bill" Bernhard Jr.
Luther F. Cole
Carl V. Dawson
Joe Keogh
Eugene McGehee
Lillian W. Walker
Personal details
Born(1926-11-10)November 10, 1926
Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJune 17, 1989(1989-06-17) (aged 62)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGloria P. Sanders
ChildrenAlbert Taylor "Lil Apple" Sanders III
Residence(s)Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Alma materLouisiana State University

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]

References

  1. "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812–Present: East Baton Rouge Parish" (PDF). Louisiana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. "Albert Sanders". search.ancestry.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  3. "Primary election returns, October 24, 1987". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved December 30, 2014.


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