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|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]<br>
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'''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/>
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/>
Irene Sevier was appointed to succeed her husband in the state Senate when he died midway in his eighth term. Her district colleague was Howard M. Jones of St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, located south of Madison Parish. She was succeeded in 1964 by Charles M. Brown, also of Tallulah.<ref name=senate/> The Seviers died in Tallulah and are interred there at Silver Cross Cemetery.<ref name=sevier/>
Irene Sevier was appointed to succeed her husband in the state Senate when he died midway in his eighth term. Her district colleague was Howard M. Jones of St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, located south of Madison Parish. She was succeeded in 1964 by Charles M. Brown, also of Tallulah.<ref name=senate/> The Seviers died in Tallulah and are interred there at Silver Cross Cemetery.<ref name=sevier/>
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