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From the time of his graduation from LSU and entry to the bar until his death, Sevier practiced in the Tallulah law firm of Spencer, Sevier, and Adams. As the long-term state senator, he served during the administrations of six Louisiana governors from Oscar K. Allen to [[Jimmie Davis]].<ref name=sevier/>​
 
From the time of his graduation from LSU and entry to the bar until his death, Sevier practiced in the Tallulah law firm of Spencer, Sevier, and Adams. As the long-term state senator, he served during the administrations of six Louisiana governors from Oscar K. Allen to [[Jimmie Davis]].<ref name=sevier/>​
 
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Sevier's brothers were George Washington Sevier, Jr. (1886–1965), Howard Clay Sevier (1888–1944), and Albert Vertner Sevier (1892–1968). There was also a sister, Juanita Sevier Cassidy (1901–1988), later Juanita Burton, who resided for most of her adulthood and died in [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]].<ref name=sevier/> A cousin, attorney, Henry Clay "Happy" Sevier]<ref name=sevier/> served from 1936 to 1952 as the Madison Parish member of the [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana House of Representatives]], with his tenure corresponding with that of Senator Andrew Sevier. A cousin's husband, Mason Spencer and Sevier's law partner, held the Madison Parish House seat from 1924 to 1936.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020|date=May 27, 2019|accessdate=August 19, 2019}}</ref>​
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Sevier's brothers were George Washington Sevier, Jr. (1886–1965), Howard Clay Sevier (1888–1944), and Albert Vertner Sevier (1892–1968). There was also a sister, Juanita Sevier Cassidy (1901–1988), later Juanita Burton, who resided for most of her adulthood and died in [[Tucson]], [[Arizona]].<ref name=sevier/> A cousin, attorney, Henry Clay "Happy" Sevier<ref name=sevier/> served from 1936 to 1952 as the Madison Parish member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, with his tenure corresponding with that of Senator Andrew Sevier. A cousin's husband, Mason Spencer and Sevier's law partner, held the Madison Parish House seat from 1924 to 1936.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020|date=May 27, 2019|accessdate=August 19, 2019}}</ref>​
 
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From 1927 until his death, Andrew Sevier was a director or president of the Farm Loan Association. He was also a president of the Production Credit Association in Tallulah, which was organized in 1934. He helped to organize and served as the first president of Rotary International in Tallulah. He was a member of the Tallulah Golf Club, the Masonic lodg, and a [[deacon]] of the [[Presbyterian Church]].<ref name=sevier/>​
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From 1927 until his death, Andrew Sevier was a director or president of the Farm Loan Association. He was also a president of the Production Credit Association in Tallulah, which was organized in 1934. He helped to organize and served as the first president of Rotary International in Tallulah. He was a member of the Tallulah Golf Club, the Masonic lodg, and a [[deacon]] of the [[Presbyterian]] Church.<ref name=sevier/>​
 
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On September 18, 1918, Andrew Sevier married the former Irene Newman Jordan (1901–1973). Their sons were Andrew Sevier, Jr. (1922–1995), Howard Spencer Sevier (1924–1980), and Warren Jordan Sevier (1926–1970). Andrew, Jr., and Howard Sevier ran the family's Sevier Plantation. Warren Sevier was the manager of the Tallulah Finance Company.<ref name=sevier/>​
 
On September 18, 1918, Andrew Sevier married the former Irene Newman Jordan (1901–1973). Their sons were Andrew Sevier, Jr. (1922–1995), Howard Spencer Sevier (1924–1980), and Warren Jordan Sevier (1926–1970). Andrew, Jr., and Howard Sevier ran the family's Sevier Plantation. Warren Sevier was the manager of the Tallulah Finance Company.<ref name=sevier/>​
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