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'''Lawrence A. Sheridan''', known as '''Buster Sheridan''' (December 15, 1919 &ndash; April 9, 2001),<ref name=ssdi>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=November 13, 2009; under pay wall}}</ref> was from 1960 to 1988 a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020 (Washington Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=November 13, 2019}}</ref> from the [[village]] of Angie in Washington Parish, the most easterly of the Florida Parishes of southeastern [[Louisiana]].  

'''Lawrence A. Sheridan''', known as '''Buster Sheridan''' (December 15, 1919 &ndash; April 9, 2001),<ref name=ssdi>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=November 13, 2009; under pay wall}}</ref> was from 1960 to 1988 a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2020 (Washington Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=November 13, 2019}}</ref> from the [[village]] of Angie in Washington Parish, the most easterly of the Florida Parishes of southeastern [[Louisiana]].  

During his latter part of House service he succeeded [[Shady Wall]] of Ouachita Parish as the chairman of the House Retirement Committee.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/washington/obits/april01.txt|title=Lawrence A. Sheridan obituary|publisher=''The Bogalusa Daily News''|date=April 9, 2001|accessdate=November 13, 2009}}</ref>

During his latter part of House service he succeeded [[Shady Wall]] of Ouachita Parish as the chairman of the House Retirement Committee.<ref name=obit>Lawrence A. Sheridan obituary, ''The Bogalusa Daily News,'' April 9, 2001.</ref>

Sheridan’s obituary in ''The Bogalusa Daily News'' does not give the names of his parents, his place of birth, his formal education, or his occupation outside the legislature. He had one brother, the late Morby "Bob" Sheridan. He served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. He was affiliated with the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Masonic lodge, and the Order of the Eastern Star. He was a member and [[deacon]] of the Angie [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church. He was a former president of the Washington Parish Fair Board.<ref name=obit/>

Sheridan’s obituary in ''The Bogalusa Daily News'' does not give the names of his parents, his place of birth, his formal education, or his occupation outside the legislature. He had one brother, the late Morby "Bob" Sheridan. He served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. He was affiliated with the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Masonic lodge, and the Order of the Eastern Star. He was a member and [[deacon]] of the Angie [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church. He was a former president of the Washington Parish Fair Board.<ref name=obit/>