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==Background==

==Background==

Saint was born in the small town of Franklin, the seat of government of St. Mary Parish in south Louisiana to John Davidson Saint and the former Ellen Jane DuBose, both natives of [[Alabama]]. He was educated in local private schools and attended the [[University of Alabama]] at [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]] from 1888 to 1890. He subsequently graduated in 1893 from [[Tulane University]] Law School in [[New Orleans]].<ref name=lahist/>​

Saint was born in the small town of Franklin, the seat of government of St. Mary Parish in south Louisiana to John Davidson Saint and the former Ellen Jane DuBose, both natives of [[Alabama]]. He was educated in local private schools and attended the [[University of Alabama]] at [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]] from 1888 to 1890. He subsequently graduated in 1893 from [[Tulane University]] Law School in [[New Orleans]].<ref name=lahist/>​

 

From a first marriage to the former Mary Isabel Thorp on April 12, 1898, there were no children. On December 7, 1903, he married the former Cora Lee McCardell, daughter of the former Lavinia Pelichet and Thomas McCardell. The couple had a son, Percy DuBose Saint (1908-1974), and a daughter, Mary Isabel. In 1893, Saint was admitted to the bar and served two years as a messenger in the [[United States Congress]]. He began his law practice in his native Franklin, where he edited ''The  Franklin Vindicator News'' from 1898 until 1900.<ref name=lahist/>

From a first marriage to the former Mary Isabel Thorp on April 12, 1898, there were no children. On December 7, 1903, he married the former Cora Lee McCardell, daughter of the former Lavinia Pelichet and Thomas McCardell. The couple had a son, Percy DuBose Saint (1908-1974), and a daughter, Mary Isabel. In 1893, Saint was admitted to the bar and served two years as a messenger in the [[United States Congress]]. He began his law practice in his native Franklin, where he edited ''The  Franklin Vindicator News'' from 1898 until 1900.<ref name=lahist/>

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In other matters relating to his nemesis Long, Attorney General Saint declared that Long should not have dispatched troops to raid [[gambling]] houses in Jefferson Parish in the New Orleans [[suburb]]s  without first having declared [[martial law]]. He also ruled that [[impeachment]] proceedings instituted in 1929 by some legislators, including Cecil Morgan (1898-1999)  of [[Shreveport]], against Long were constitutional.<ref name=lahist/> Saint retired from politics in 1932, when Oscar Kelly Allen, Sr. (1882-1936), of Winnfield was  elected to succeed Huey Long as governor.<ref name=lahist/>​

In other matters relating to his nemesis Long, Attorney General Saint declared that Long should not have dispatched troops to raid [[gambling]] houses in Jefferson Parish in the New Orleans [[suburb]]s  without first having declared [[martial law]]. He also ruled that [[impeachment]] proceedings instituted in 1929 by some legislators, including Cecil Morgan (1898-1999)  of [[Shreveport]], against Long were constitutional.<ref name=lahist/> Saint retired from politics in 1932, when Oscar Kelly Allen, Sr. (1882-1936), of Winnfield was  elected to succeed Huey Long as governor.<ref name=lahist/>​

 

Saint was a member of the National Attorneys General Association; chairman, national crime commission, and member of the New Orleans and state bar associations. He was affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Masonic lodge.<ref name=lahist/>

Saint was a member of the National Attorneys General Association; chairman, national crime commission, and member of the New Orleans and state bar associations. He was affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Masonic lodge.<ref name=lahist/>