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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Andrew Leonard Sevier, Sr.
|name= Andrew Leonard Sevier, Sr.
|office= [[Louisiana]] State Senator from the 32nd district ]]
|office= [[Louisiana]] State Senator for the 32nd district
|term_start=1932
|term_start=1932
|term_end=March 26, 1962
|term_end=March 26, 1962
Howard Spencer Sevier<br>
Howard Spencer Sevier<br>
Warren Jordan Sevier
Warren Jordan Sevier
|relations=[[Henry Clay Sevier]]<br>
|relations=Henry Clay Sevier]]<br>
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|religion=[[Presbyterian]]
|religion=[[Presbyterian]]
|occupation=Attorney
|occupation=Attorney
'''Andrew Leonard Sevier, Sr.''' (November 9, 1894 – March 26, 1962), was an [[attorney]] from Tallulah, [[Louisiana]], who served for thirty years from 1932 until his death as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state Senator. He represented the 32nd District, which then included Madison, East Carrol, Tensas, and Concordia parishes.<ref name=senate>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Members of the Louisiana State Senate from 1880 to Present|publisher=Legis.state.la.us |accessdate=August 19, 2019 }}</ref> He was the scion of a prominent Madison Parish family that traces its descent from John Sevier, a fighter in the [[American Revolution]], pioneer and former [[governor]] of [[Tennessee]], and the namesake of Sevierville in Sevier County near [[Knoxville]].<ref name=sevier>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lamadiso/articles/sevierfamily/sevierfamily.htm|title=Sevier Family of Madison Parish, Louisiana|publisher=rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=February 15, 2011}}</ref>
'''Andrew Leonard Sevier, Sr.''' (November 9, 1894 – March 26, 1962), was an [[attorney]] from Tallulah, [[Louisiana]], who served for thirty years from 1932 until his death as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state Senator. He represented the 32nd District, which then included Madison, East Carrol, Tensas, and Concordia parishes.<ref name=senate>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Members of the Louisiana State Senate from 1880 to Present|publisher=Legis.state.la.us |accessdate=August 19, 2019 }}</ref> He was the scion of a prominent Madison Parish family that traces its descent from John Sevier, a fighter in the [[American Revolution]], pioneer and former [[governor]] of [[Tennessee]], and the namesake of Sevierville in Sevier County near [[Knoxville]].<ref name=sevier>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lamadiso/articles/sevierfamily/sevierfamily.htm|title=Sevier Family of Madison Parish, Louisiana|publisher=rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=February 15, 2011}}</ref>
==Biography==
==Biography==
Sevier was one of four sons of George Washington Sevier, Sr. (1858–1925), a native of Port Gibson, [[Mississippi]], and the former Florence Arrenah Leonard (1867–1944) of Madison Parish, who were wed on November 23, 1883. George Sevier, Sr., was a member of the Madison Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body akin to county commissions in other states. He was the Madison Parish tax assessor from 1891 to 1916.<ref name=sevier/>
Sevier was one of four sons of George Washington Sevier, Sr. (1858–1925), a native of Port Gibson, [[Mississippi]], and the former Florence Arrenah Leonard (1867–1944) of Madison Parish, who were wed on November 23, 1883. George Sevier, Sr., was a member of the Madison Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body akin to county commissions in other states. He was the Madison Parish tax assessor from 1891 to 1916.<ref name=sevier/>
A Madison Parish native, Sevier was educated in Tallulah. He received the [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]
A Madison Parish native, Sevier was educated in Tallulah. He received the Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and
the [[Bachelor of Laws]] from the LSU Law Center. From January 1, 1918, to October 19, 1919, during [[World War I]], Sevier served as a first infantry lieutenant in the [[United States Army]].
the [[Bachelor of Laws]] from the LSU Law Center. From January 1, 1918, to October 19, 1919, during [[World War I]], Sevier served as a first infantry lieutenant in the [[United States Army]].