| | '''Nicholas J. Sandlin''' (August 3, 1832 – December 17, 1896) was a veteran of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate Army]], a, [[attorney]], a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]], a [[Publishing|publisher]], and a [[farmer]] from [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. His sons, McIntyre Henry "Mack"" Sandlin (1870-1955) and John Nicholas Sandlin (1872-1957), followed him into politics. | | '''Nicholas J. Sandlin''' (August 3, 1832 – December 17, 1896) was a veteran of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate Army]], a, [[attorney]], a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]], a [[Publishing|publisher]], and a [[farmer]] from [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. His sons, McIntyre Henry "Mack"" Sandlin (1870-1955) and John Nicholas Sandlin (1872-1957), followed him into politics. |