John Nicholas Sandlin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th district
In office March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1937
Preceded by	John T. Watkins
Succeeded by	Overton Brooks
Personal details
Born	(1872-02-24)February 24, 1872 Minden, Louisiana
Died	December 25, 1957(1957-12-25) (aged 85) Minden, Louisiana
Resting place	Minden Cemetery, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

John Nicholas Sandlin (February 24, 1872 – December 25, 1957) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served eight terms as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana from 1921 to 1937.

John Sandlin was born near Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana on February 24, 1872. He attended the public schools and went on to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1896 and commenced practice in Minden.

He served as prosecuting attorney for the second district of Louisiana from 1904 to 1910, then became a judge of the Second Judicial District of Louisiana from 1910 to 1920.

He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson was re-nominated for a second term. In 1918, Sandin challenged incumbent Democratic Congressman John T. Watkins in the Democratic primary election, but lost a close race.^[1] In 1920, he again ran for Watkins’ seat in the United States House of Representatives. He won election to the 67th Congress and was subsequently re-elected to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving in the House from March 4, 1921, to January 3, 1937.

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1936, choosing instead to run an unsuccessful campaign for nomination to the United States Senator.

He returned to Minden and engaged once again in the practice of law.

He died in Minden on December 25, 1957, and was interred in Minden Cemetery.

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana
1st district	E. Livingston White H. Johnson White Slidell La Sére St. Martin Dunbar Eustis Bouligny Sypher Lawrence Gibson Hunt St. Martin Wilkinson Meyer Estopinal O'Connor Fernández Hébert Tonry B. Livingston Vitter Jindal Scalise
2nd district	Gurley Thomas Ripley Chinn Dawson la Branche Thibodeaux Conrad Bullard J. A. Landry Hunt Taylor Mann Sheldon Ellis Hahn Wallace Lagan Coleman Lagan Davey Buck Davey Gilmore Dupré Spearing Maloney H. Boggs Maloney H. Boggs L. Boggs Jefferson Cao Richmond Carter
3rd district	Brent Overton Bullard Garland J. Moore Dawson Harmanson Penn Perkins Davidson Newsham Darrall Acklen Darrall Kellogg Gay Price Broussard Martin Montet Mouton Domengeaux Willis Caffery Treen Tauzin Melançon J. M. Landry Boustany Higgins
4th district	Bossier Morse J. Moore Jones Sandidge Landrum Vidal Newsham McCleery Boarman Smith Levy Elam Blanchard Ogden Breazeale Watkins Sandlin Brooks Waggonner Leach Roemer McCrery Fields McCrery Fleming M. Johnson
5th district	Blackburn Morey Spencer Leonard Young King Newton Boatner Baird Ransdell Elder Wilson Mills McKenzie Passman Huckaby McCrery Cooksey Alexander McAllister Abraham Letlow
6th district	Nash E. Robertson Lewis Irion E. Robertson S. Robertson Favrot Wickliffe Morgan Sanders Sr. Favrot Kemp Sanders Jr. Griffith Sanders Jr. Morrison Rarick H. Moore Baker Cazayoux Cassidy Graves
7th district	Pujo Lazaro De Rouen Plauché Larcade Thompson Edwards Breaux Hayes John Boustany
8th district	Aswell Overton Dear Allen G. S. "Doc" Long McSween G. W. Long S. Long G. W. Long C. Long Holloway
At-large	Robertson Butler Johnston Sheridan
Territory	Clark Poydras

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress