McIntyre H. Sandlin

McIntyre H. Sandlin
Mayor of Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
In office 1894–1896
Preceded by	J. F. Hill
Succeeded by	Hugh A. Barnes
Louisiana State Representative for Webster Parish
In office 1896–1900
Preceded by	J. T. Hill[1]
Succeeded by	W. W. Hicks
Webster Parish Assessor
In office June 30, 1908 – January 1, 1937
Preceded by	O. P. Clement
Succeeded by	William R. Garrison
Personal details
Born	February 1870 Claiborne Parish near Minden, Louisiana, USA
Died	October 31, 1955 (aged 85) Alexandria, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Resting place	Minden Cemetery
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic Party
Relations	John N. Sandlin (brother) A. M. Leary (cousin)
Children	Mary Grace Sandlin
Parents	Nicholas J. Sandlin Irene McIntyre Sandlin
Occupation	Public official
Religion	Baptist

McIntyre H. Sandlin (February 1870 – October 31, 1955), was a Democratic politician from Minden in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana.

Sandlin was born on a farm near Minden a few months prior to the creation of Webster Parish from its eastern neighbor, Claiborne Parish. In 1894, at the age of twenty-four, he was elected the mayor of Minden, the seat of government of Webster Parish. After two one-year terms as mayor, Sandlin was elected in 1896 to the Louisiana House of Representatives, a position which he filled for one four-year term until 1900.^[2] From 1908 to 1937, he was the Webster Parish tax assessor, having served until his primary defeat by William R. Garrison. Thereafter, he was a member of the Webster Parish Democratic Executive Committee.^[3]

Sandlin was the older of two sons of Nicholas J. Sandlin, originally from North Carolina, and the former Irene McIntyre (1840-1922), a Louisiana native and the daughter of Dr. Alexander McIntyre, one of the first physicians in Webster Parish. Nicholas Sandlin served in the Army of Northern Virginia under Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson and was wounded and taken prisoner in the American Civil War. In Louisiana, he was active in the overthrow of the Carpetbagger government. He was district attorney of a tract of land stretching from the Red to the Ouachita rivers.^[4] Years later, he represented Webster Parish in the state legislature from 1892 to 1893^[2] but stepped down to accept appointment from U.S. President Grover Cleveland as the postmaster at Minden. The former Nicholas J. Sandlin Camp near Minden was named in his honor by the organization, Sons of Confederate Veterans."^[4]

McIntyre Sandlin's younger brother, John N. Sandlin, was a district attorney, judge, and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 4th congressional district.^[4]He had a daughter, Mary Grace Sandlin. He was Baptist. Sandlin died at the age of eighty-five in a hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana. Along with his parents, brother, and numerous other Minden mayors, Sandlin is interred at the historic Minden Cemetery.^[3]

References

1. The state House listing is "J. T. Hill"; the city of Minden mayoral listing is "J. F. Hill". This may or may not be the same person.
2. "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812 - Current: Webster Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
3. "Former Mayor Buried Thursday", The Minden Herald, November 3, 1955, p 1
4. "John N. Sandlin, member of Congress". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved November 15, 2013.