"Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: Satisfied that at this late hour, you will be more pleased to hear of your formal dissolution than of any thing else which could be uttered and as the time fixed by the Constitution for the duration of your session is about to expire, I announce the this House now stands adjourned."
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Democratic Party (United States) politiciansMembers of the United States House of RepresentativesPeople from Georgia (U.S. state)State legislators of the United States
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Official Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana (1854-03-16)
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John M. Sandidge
1846 – 1855
John Milton Sandidge (January 7 1817 – March 30 1890) was a member of the Louisiana State House of Representatives (1846 - 1855), serving as its speaker (1854 - 1855), as a delegate to the state constitutional convention (1852) and as a U.S. Representative from Louisiana (1855 - 1859).
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