Sidney A. Marchand
American lawyer, politician and local historian
About Sidney A. Marchand
Lived 1887 – 1965 (aged 77–78). Sidney A. Marchand was an American lawyer, local historian and politician.
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. He graduated from the Law School at Louisiana State University in 1910. He served as the mayor of Donaldsonville from 1929 to 1933.
Marchand was the author of several books about the history of Louisiana.
Personal life and death Marchand married Mary E. Edwards. They had a son, Sidney A. Marchand Jr., and two daughters, Jessie Earline (Reynolds) and Mary Elizabeth (Montgomery) (.
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American lawyer, politician and local historian
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Sidney A. Marchand was born on 5 December 1887 in Ascension Parish.
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Sidney A. Marchand died in 1965.
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Sidney A. Marchand was a lawyer, local historian and politician.
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Sidney A. Marchand was American.
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