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He was educated in public schools and the Dixon Academy in Covington in St. Tammany Parish, one of the suburban areas outside [[New Orleans]]. He graduated from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] in 1912. From 1912 to 1913, he attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, [[Virginia]]. He then transferred to the [[Tulane University]] Law Schoo in New Orleans, from which he received his LL.B. degree in 1914. He was admitted to the practice of law in Bogalusa in Washington Parish to the east of Baton Rouge]], where his father, whose term as governor had expired, was also then practicing law. Shortly thereafter, Sanders moved to Baton Rouge, where he would reside for most of the remainder of his life.<ref name=bioguide>Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details, accessed April 7, 2021.</ref>

He was educated in public schools and the Dixon Academy in Covington in St. Tammany Parish, one of the suburban areas outside [[New Orleans]]. He graduated from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] in 1912. From 1912 to 1913, he attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, [[Virginia]]. He then transferred to the [[Tulane University]] Law Schoo in New Orleans, from which he received his LL.B. degree in 1914. He was admitted to the practice of law in Bogalusa in Washington Parish to the east of Baton Rouge]], where his father, whose term as governor had expired, was also then practicing law. Shortly thereafter, Sanders moved to Baton Rouge, where he would reside for most of the remainder of his life.<ref name=bioguide>Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details, accessed April 7, 2021.</ref>

During [[World War I]], Sanders served in the [[United States Army]] in [[France]], having obtained the rank of [[captain]] of the 346th Infantry,.<ref name=bioguide/> On October 5, 1921, he wed the former Mary Briggs of [[Little Rock]], Arkansas, the daughter of C. H. Briggs and the former Eugenia Tate. They had a daughter, Mary Elizabeth  Sanders (1923-2006).

During [[World War I]], Sanders served in the [[United States Army]] in [[France]], having obtained the rank of [[captain]] of the 346th Infantry,.<ref name=bioguide/> On October 5, 1921, he wed the former Mary Briggs (1903-1990) of [[Little Rock]], Arkansas, the daughter of C. H. Briggs and the former Eugenia Tate. They had a daughter, Mary Elizabeth  Sanders (1923-2006).

==Political career==

==Political career==

Sanders attended the Democratic national conventions which re-nominated President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] for third and fourth terms in 1940 and 1944. He continued his law practice in Baton Rouge. In 1960, the conservative Sanders refused to support either Democrat [[John F. Kennedy]] of [[Massachusetts]] or [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] of [[California]] for the presidency.  Instead, he was an unsuccessful candidate for presidential elector on the Louisiana States Rights Party ticket,<ref name=dict/> along with future Republican Governor [[David C. Treen]], Plaquemines Parish District Attorney Leander Henry Perez, Sr. (1891-1969), the political activist [[Kent Courtney]], then of New Orleans, and former state Senator [[William Rainach]] of Claiborne Parish in North Louisiana. [[Ben C. Toledano]], a lawyer and later a Republican candidate for [[mayor]] of New Orleans in 1970 and the United States Senate]in 1972, was also active in the States' Rights Party for a brief period. Sanders died just days before the successful Louisiana electors cast their ballots in Baton Rouge for the winning [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]]-[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] slate<ref>.Sanders obituary, ''[[The New York Times]],'' November 30, 1960.</ref>

Sanders attended the Democratic national conventions which re-nominated President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] for third and fourth terms in 1940 and 1944. He continued his law practice in Baton Rouge. In 1960, the conservative Sanders refused to support either Democrat [[John F. Kennedy]] of [[Massachusetts]] or [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] of [[California]] for the presidency.  Instead, he was an unsuccessful candidate for presidential elector on the Louisiana States Rights Party ticket,<ref name=dict/> along with future Republican Governor [[David C. Treen]], Plaquemines Parish District Attorney Leander Henry Perez, Sr. (1891-1969), the political activist [[Kent Courtney]], then of New Orleans, and former state Senator [[William Rainach]] of Claiborne Parish in North Louisiana. [[Ben C. Toledano]], a lawyer and later a Republican candidate for [[mayor]] of New Orleans in 1970 and the United States Senate]in 1972, was also active in the States' Rights Party for a brief period. Sanders died just days before the successful Louisiana electors cast their ballots in Baton Rouge for the winning [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]]-[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] slate<ref>.Sanders obituary, ''[[The New York Times]],'' November 30, 1960.</ref>

Sanders was an active Mason and was deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana in 1960. He was a member of the [[Christian Scientist]] denomination. He died in Baton Rouge and is interred there at Roselawn Memorial Park.<ref>Jared Young Sanders Jr. (1892-1960) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed April 7, 2021.</ref>

Sanders was an active Mason and was deputy grand master of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana in 1960. A member of the [[Christian Science]] denomination, Sanders died in Baton Rouge and is interred there at Roselawn Memorial Park.<ref>Jared Young Sanders Jr. (1892-1960) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed April 7, 2021.</ref>

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