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Sidney A. Marchand
BornDecember 5, 1887
Died1972
Alma mater Louisiana State University
Occupation(s)Lawyer, politician, author
SpouseMary E. Edwards
Children1 son, 2 daughters
Parent(s)John A. Marchand
Lorena Carver

Sidney A. Marchand (1887–1972) was an American lawyer, politician and local historian. He served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916, and from 1928 to 1932. He was the mayor of Donaldsonville, Louisiana from 1929 to 1933. He was the author of many books about the history of Louisiana.

Early life

Sidney A. Marchand was born on December 5, 1887, on the Riverside Plantation in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. [1] He graduated from the Law School at Louisiana State University in 1910. [1]

Career

Marchand co-founded a law firm in Donaldsonville, Louisiana with partner Gustave Adolphus Gondron in 1910. [1]

Marchand served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916, and from 1928 to 1932. [1] [2] He served as the mayor of Donaldsonville from 1929 to 1933. [1]

Marchand was the author of several books about the history of Louisiana. [1]

Personal life and death

Marchand married Mary E. Edwards. [1] They had a son, Sidney A. Marchand, Jr., and two daughters, Jessie Earline (Reynolds) and Mary Elizabeth (Montgomery) (. [1]

Works

  • Marchand, Sidney A. (1927). The Carver-Meyer Tree. Donaldsonville, Louisiana. OCLC  9764534.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  • Marchand, Sidney A. (1931). The Story of Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Donaldsonville, Louisiana: S.A. Marchand. OCLC  19380282.
  • Marchand, Sidney A. (1936). The Flight of a Century (1800-1900) in Ascension parish, Louisiana. Donaldsonville, Louisiana. OCLC  6874063.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  • Marchand, Sidney A. (1943). Acadian Exiles in the Golden Coast of Louisiana. Donaldsonville, Louisiana. OCLC  1074433.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  • Marchand, Sidney A. (1949). Across the Years: Donaldsonville and Ascension Parish. Donaldsonville, Louisiana: S.A. Marchand. OCLC  2116674.
  • Marchand, Sidney A. (1952). The House of Marchand. Donaldsonville, Louisiana. OCLC  2026701.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  • Marchand, Sidney A. (1959). The Chief in the Land of the Chetimaches. Donaldsonville, Louisiana. OCLC  4481481.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  • Marchand, Sidney A. (1965). An Attempt to Re-assemble the Old Settlers in Family Groups. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Claitor's Book Store. OCLC  1680575.
  • Marchand, Sidney A. (1966). Forgotten fighters, 1861-1865, Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Donaldsonville, Louisiana. OCLC  3331967.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  • Marchand, Sidney A. (1968). Marchands on the Mississippi and the St. Lawrence. Donaldsonville, Louisiana. OCLC  220366.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Scallions, Cody C. (ed.). "Marchand (Sidney A.) Papers" (PDF). Louisiana State University. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "MEMBERSHIP IN THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1812 - 2020" (PDF). Louisiana House of Representatives. David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library. p. 15. Retrieved August 16, 2016.