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| term_start2=1892

| term_start2=1892

| term_end2=1893

| term_end2=1893

| preceded2=George Lovic Pierce {G. L. P." Wren

| preceded2=[[G. L. P. Wren|George Lovic Pierce "G. L. P." Wren]]

| succeeded2=J. T. Hill

| succeeded2=J. T. Hill

| birth_date=August 3, 1832

| birth_date=August 3, 1832

Sandlin, who had been admitted after self-study to the practice of law, was involved in the overthrow of the [[Carpetbagger]] government with the election in 1876 of Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls (1834-1912) as the Redeemer [[governor]] over the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Stephen B. Packard]]. Sandlin was appointedas district attorney of territory in North Louisiana stretching from the Red to the Ouachita rivers at the time that Webster Parish was created in 1871 from neighboring Claiborne Parish. He published for a time the newspaper ''The Minden Advertiser,'' one of several weeklies in circulation long before the ''[[Minden Press-Herald]]'' became the daily newspaper for the region. He established a model farm at the McIntyre Community west of Minden and  was active in the Farmers' Alliance as a traveling speaker on farm issues.<ref name=echoespast/>

Sandlin, who had been admitted after self-study to the practice of law, was involved in the overthrow of the [[Carpetbagger]] government with the election in 1876 of Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls (1834-1912) as the Redeemer [[governor]] over the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Stephen B. Packard]]. Sandlin was appointedas district attorney of territory in North Louisiana stretching from the Red to the Ouachita rivers at the time that Webster Parish was created in 1871 from neighboring Claiborne Parish. He published for a time the newspaper ''The Minden Advertiser,'' one of several weeklies in circulation long before the ''[[Minden Press-Herald]]'' became the daily newspaper for the region. He established a model farm at the McIntyre Community west of Minden and  was active in the Farmers' Alliance as a traveling speaker on farm issues.<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/>

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 [[G. L. P. Wren|George Lovick Pierce "G. L. P." Wren]], 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|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>