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Sandlin represented Ward 3 on the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body, from 1877 to 1888.<ref>''Respect for the Past; Confidence in the Future: Webster Parish Centennial, 1871-1971'', Webster Parish Police Jury, 1971, pp. 12-13.</ref> He represented Webster Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1892 to 1893<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Webster Parish) |publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=August 31, 2020}}</ref> and worked with state Senator George Lovick Pierce "G. L. P." Wren (1836-1901), his former colleague in the Minden Blues and his House predecessor as well, to abolish the Louisiana State Lottery Company. He stepped down after a year to accept appointment from [[U.S. President]] [[Grover Cleveland]] as the postmaster at Minden.<ref name=echoespast/>

Sandlin represented Ward 3 on the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body, from 1877 to 1888.<ref>''Respect for the Past; Confidence in the Future: Webster Parish Centennial, 1871-1971'', Webster Parish Police Jury, 1971, pp. 12-13.</ref> He represented Webster Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1892 to 1893<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Webster Parish) |publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=August 31, 2020}}</ref> and worked with state Senator George Lovick Pierce "G. L. P." Wren (1836-1901), his former colleague in the Minden Blues and his House predecessor as well, to abolish the Louisiana State Lottery Company. He stepped down after a year to accept appointment from [[U.S. President]] [[Grover Cleveland]] as the postmaster at Minden.<ref name=echoespast/>

In 1869, Sandlin wed the former Irene McIntyre (1840-1922), a Louisiana native and the daughter of Dr. Alexander McIntyre, one of the first [[physician]]s in Minden. Her brother, John D. McIntyre also fought in the Civil War with the Minden Blues. Sandlin and his cousin, William Penn Leary, Sr. (1847-1930), married Flavia R. McIntryre (1846-1934), sister of Irene Sandlin.<ref name=echoespast/>  [[A. M. Leary|Alexander McIntyre Leary]], the son of W. P. and Flavia Leary, was the [[mayor]] of Minden from 1903 to 1905 and a [[business]]man in Minden and later [[Shreveport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49852211|title=William Penn Leary, Sr.: Death Takes City Pioneer at Age of 83|publisher=Findagrave.com|title=W. Penn Leary|accessdate=September 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=72418281|title=Death Takes Former HOLC Manager Here – A. McIntyre Leary, Sr., Dies Sunday; Rites Set for Today|publisher=''The  Shreveport Times'' through Findagrave.com|date=September 20, 1937|pages=1, 2|accessdate=August 31, 2020}}</ref>

In 1869, Sandlin wed the former Irene McIntyre (1840-1922), a Louisiana native and the daughter of Dr. Alexander McIntyre, one of the first [[physician]]s in Minden. Her brother, John D. McIntyre also fought in the Civil War with the Minden Blues. Sandlin and his cousin, William Penn Leary, Sr. (1847-1930), married Flavia R. McIntryre (1846-1934), sister of Irene Sandlin.<ref name=echoespast/>  [[A. M. Leary|Alexander McIntyre Leary]], the son of W. P. and Flavia Leary, was the [[mayor]] of Minden from 1903 to 1905 and a [[business]]man in Minden and later [[Shreveport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49852211|title=William Penn Leary, Sr.: Death Takes City Pioneer at Age of 83|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=72418281|title=Death Takes Former HOLC Manager Here – A. McIntyre Leary, Sr., Dies Sunday; Rites Set for Today|publisher=''The  Shreveport Times'' through Findagrave.com|date=September 20, 1937|pages=1, 2|accessdate=August 31, 2020}}</ref>

The older son of Nicholas and Irene Sandlin, McIntyre Sandlin, was mayor of Minden from 1894 to 1896, a decade before his cousin A. M. Leary held the office.  McIntrye Sandlin was also a member of the Louisiana House from 1896 to 1900, and the assessor of Webster Parish from 1908 until 1937. Younger son John Sandlin was like his father a district attorney but also a state court judge and a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district from 1921 to 1937, having unseated [[John T. Watkins]], also of Minden. John Sandlin was a political ally of [[U.S. President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[House Speaker]] [[John Nance Garner]].<ref name=echoespast>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_IeAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA37&lpg=PA37&dq=Alexander+McIntyre+Leary+of+LA&source=bl&ots=wZXvGbbJ3h&sig=HkDtDwITu6-G4CdNhCCA9Wr_3l0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=C6kDVZ6IK8WwggTwkYDwBw&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=Alexander%20McIntyre%20Leary%20of%20LA&f=false|title=Echoes of Our Past: The Civil War Years in Minden|author=John A. Agan|date=2010|pages=37–39|isbn=978-0-557-56490-3|accessdate=August 31, 2020}}</ref> Mayors McIntyre Sandlin and A. M. Leary were hence maternal first cousins and paternal second cousins.

The older son of Nicholas and Irene Sandlin, McIntyre Sandlin, was mayor of Minden from 1894 to 1896, a decade before his cousin A. M. Leary held the office.  McIntrye Sandlin was also a member of the Louisiana House from 1896 to 1900, and the assessor of Webster Parish from 1908 until 1937. Younger son John Sandlin was like his father a district attorney but also a state court judge and a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district from 1921 to 1937, having unseated [[John T. Watkins]], also of Minden. John Sandlin was a political ally of [[U.S. President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[House Speaker]] [[John Nance Garner]].<ref name=echoespast>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_IeAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA37&lpg=PA37&dq=Alexander+McIntyre+Leary+of+LA&source=bl&ots=wZXvGbbJ3h&sig=HkDtDwITu6-G4CdNhCCA9Wr_3l0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=C6kDVZ6IK8WwggTwkYDwBw&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=Alexander%20McIntyre%20Leary%20of%20LA&f=false|title=Echoes of Our Past: The Civil War Years in Minden|author=John A. Agan|date=2010|pages=37–39|isbn=978-0-557-56490-3|accessdate=August 31, 2020}}</ref> Mayors McIntyre Sandlin and A. M. Leary were hence maternal first cousins and paternal second cousins.