The Political Graveyard: St. Mary Parish, La.

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St. Mary Parish
Louisiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in St. Mary Parish

Index to Locations

Private or family graveyard
St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

Alexander Porter (1785-1844) — of Attakapas, St. Martin Parish, La.; St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, La. Born in County Donegal, Ireland, June 24, 1785. Whig. Delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1812; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1816-18; justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1821-33; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1833-37; delegate to Whig National Convention from Louisiana, 1839. Died in Attakapas, St. Martin Parish, La., January 13, 1844 (age 58 years, 203 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Franklin Cemetery
Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

Murphy James Foster (1849-1921) — also known as Murphy J. Foster — of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La. Born in Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La., January 12, 1849. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state senate, 1879; Governor of Louisiana, 1892-1900; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1901-13. Died June 12, 1921 (age 72 years, 151 days). Interment at Franklin Cemetery.

		Relatives: Cousin of Jared Young Sanders; grandfather of M. J. Foster. See Foster-Sanders family of Louisiana.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier

Donelson Caffery (1835-1906) — of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La. Born near Franklin, St. Mary Parish, La., September 10, 1835. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; sugar planter; delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879; member of Louisiana state senate, 1892-93; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1892-1901. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., December 30, 1906 (age 71 years, 111 days). Interment at Franklin Cemetery.

		Relatives: Grandfather of Patrick Thomson Caffery.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Jared Young Sanders (1869-1944) — also known as Jared Y. Sanders — of Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, La. Born near Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, La., January 29, 1869. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1892-1904; Speaker of the Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1900; delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898, 1921; Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1904-08; Governor of Louisiana, 1908-12; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1917-21; candidate for U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1920, 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1924. Member, Freemasons. Died in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., March 23, 1944 (age 75 years, 54 days). Interment at Franklin Cemetery.

		Relatives: Cousin of Murphy James Foster; father of Jared Young Sanders, Jr.. See Foster-Sanders family of Louisiana.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography

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