inden . ▁The ▁former ▁Nicholas ▁J . ▁Sand lin ▁Camp ▁near ▁M inden ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁by ▁the ▁organization , ▁S ons ▁of ▁Confeder ate ▁V eter ans ." ▁ ▁John ▁Sand lin ' s ▁older ▁brother , ▁Mc Int y re ▁H . ▁Sand lin , ▁was ▁a ▁mayor ▁of ▁M inden , ▁a ▁state ▁representative ▁like ▁his ▁father , ▁and ▁a ▁long - term ▁tax ▁ass essor ▁of ▁Web ster ▁Par ish . ▁ ▁Sand lin ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁public ▁schools ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁former ▁M inden ▁Normal ▁School ▁and ▁Business ▁College , ▁the ▁for er un ner ▁to ▁M inden ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁priv ately ▁studied ▁law ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁legal ▁practice ▁in ▁M inden . ▁He ▁was ▁immediately ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁M inden ▁City ▁Council . ▁Like ▁his ▁father , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁M inden ▁post master , ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁district ▁att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁Jud icial ▁District ▁( since ▁ 2 6 th ▁District ). ▁He ▁was ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁district ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Church , ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁P yth ias , ▁and ▁the ▁Mason ic ▁l odge . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Judge ▁Sand lin ▁pres ided ▁over ▁a ▁sens ational