Nationality American Name A. "Apple" | Political party Democratic | |
Preceded by Two-member delegation:
Rolfe H. McCollister
Percy E. Roberts Succeeded by Six-member district:
William F. "Bill" Bernhard, Jr.
Luther F. Cole
Carl V. Dawson
Joe Keogh
Eugene McGehee
Lillian W. Walker Born November 10, 1926
City missing, Mississippi, USA ( 1926-11-10 ) Died June 17, 1989(1989-06-17) (aged 62)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Resting place Greenoaks Memorial Park in Baton Rouge | ||
Albert Taylor Sanders, Jr., known as A. T. "Apple" Sanders, Jr. (November 10, 1926 – June 17, 1989), was a Democrat who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from East Baton Rouge Parish from 1956 to 1964.
His father, Albert Sanders, Sr. (1899-1982), was born in Amite County, Mississippi. Sanders attended Baton Rouge High School and Louisiana State University. Sanders and his wife, Gloria P. Sanders, had a son, Albert Sanders, III, known as "Lil Apple" (1950-1994), who was a star athlete at Baton Rouge High School and LSU.
In 1987, Sanders unsuccessfully sought a political comeback when he challenged Republican State Senator Kenneth Osterberger for reelection in District 16.
Sanders is interred alongside other family members at Greenoaks Memorial Park in Baton Rouge.