John H. Overton
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United States Senator from Louisiana |
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In office March 4, 1933 – May 14, 1948 |
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| Preceded by | Edwin S. Broussard |
| Succeeded by | William C. Feazel |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 8th district |
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In office May 12, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
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| Preceded by | James B. Aswell |
| Succeeded by | Cleveland Dear |
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John Holmes Overton September 17, 1875 Marksville, Avoyelles Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | May 14, 1948 (aged 72) Bethesda, Maryland |
| Resting place | Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Pineville, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ada Ruth Dismukes Overton |
| Relations | Overton Brooks (nephew) |
| Children | Katharine Overton Ruth Overton John H. Overton, Jr. Mary Elizabeth Overton |
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Louisiana State University Tulane University |
John Holmes Overton, Sr. (September 17, 1875 – May 14, 1948), was an attorney and Democratic United States representative and U.S. senator from Louisiana. His nephew, Thomas Overton Brooks, was also a congressman—from the Shreveport-based Fourth District of Louisiana.
Born in Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, Overton was the youngest son of Judge Thomas Overton and the former Laura Waddill. His great-uncle was General and U.S. Representative Walter Hampden Overton. Another distant relative was Thomas Overton Moore, the governor of Louisiana during the American Civil War.
Overton graduated in 1895 from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and in 1897 from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, where his classmates included the future state Attorney General Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr., and the state representative E. L. Stewart of Minden in Webster Parish. Tulane listed Overton as a resident of Opelousas in St. Landry Parish.
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