Complex sentence: George Sevier, Sr., was a member of the Madison Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body similar to county commissions in other states, and the Madison Parish tax assessor from 1891 to 1916.
Split into simpler sentences: George Sevier, Sr., was a member of the Madison Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body similar to county commissions in other states. He was also the Madison Parish tax assessor from 1891 to 1916.