| |  OVERTON:
See also
William
Taylor Barry —
James
Overton Broadhead —
Thomas
Overton Brooks —
William
Nelson Brown —
Overton
J. Courtney —
Louis
Overton Davidson —
Overton
Dennis —
Jacob
McGavock Dickinson —
Overton
G. Ellis, Jr. —
Harold
Overton Hatcher —
James
R. Macfarlane —
Thomas
Overton Moore —
John
Overton Pendleton —
Xenophon
Overton Pindall |
| | Overton, Allen,
Jr. See Joseph Allen Overton,
Jr. |
| |
Overton, Ben F. —
of Florida.
Justice
of Florida state supreme court, 1974-.
Still living as of 1997.
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Overton, Benjamin B. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
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Overton, Donald E. —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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| |
Overton, Edward —
of Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Whig. Delegate to Whig National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Overton, Edward, Jr.
(1836-1903) —
of Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1836.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1877-81.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died in 1903
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa.
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| |
Overton, Floyd C. —
of Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 1st District, 1901.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Overton, G. B. —
of Coudersport, Potter
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Overton, Gordon R. —
of Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| | Overton, J.
Allen, Jr. See Joseph Allen Overton,
Jr. |
| |
Overton, J. E. —
of Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Republican. Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1920,
1928.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Overton, J. W. —
of Wedowee, Randolph
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Overton, James S. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 20th District,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Overton, Jerry —
of Litchfield Park, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives 15th District; elected 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| |
Overton, John Holmes
(1875-1948) —
also known as John H. Overton —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, La., September
17, 1875.
Son of Thomas Overton (1835-1913; judge) and Laura Elizabeth
(Waddell) Overton (1845-1937).
Democrat. Lawyer;
chief counsel defending Huey
Long during his 1929 impeachment trial; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 8th District, 1931-33; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1933-48; died in office 1948; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Phi
Kappa Phi; Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; American Bar
Association; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 14,
1948 (age 72 years, 240
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La.
|
| |
Overton, John W. —
U.S. Vice Commercial Agent (Vice Consul) in Aguascalientes, 1904-05.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Overton, Joseph Allen, Jr. (b.
1921) —
also known as J. Allen Overton, Jr. —
of Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.; Arlington, Arlington
County, Va.
Born in Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va., April 17,
1921.
Son of Joseph Allen Overton and Edith (Wharton) Overton.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1949-50;
member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1959-62; vice-president, American Mining
Congress.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Kappa Psi; Elks.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Overton, Joseph P. —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Overton, Lorraine —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Overton, Richard M. —
of Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich.
Reform candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 2000, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Overton, Robert Norton —
also known as Robert N. Overton —
of Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Republican. Village
president of Babylon, New York, 1927; mayor of
Babylon, N.Y., 1927-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Overton, S. Watkins (b.
1894) —
also known as Watkins Overton —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 5,
1894.
Son of Watkins Overton and May (Hill) Overton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1925; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1927; mayor of
Memphis, Tenn., 1928-39, 1949-53.
Presbyterian.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Overton, W. F. —
of Nogales, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.
Mayor
of Nogales, Ariz., 1901-02.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Overton, Walter Hampden
(1788-1845) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Virginia, 1788.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1829-31.
Died in 1845
(age about
57 years).
Interment at McNutt
Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, La.
|
| | Overton,
Watkins See S. Watkins
Overton |
| |
Overton, William —
U.S. Consul in Bristol, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | OVIATT:
See also
Oviatt
Cole |
| |
Oviatt, C. R. —
of Bangor Township, Bay
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for supervisor
of Bangor Township, Bay County, Michigan, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Oviatt, Clifford R. —
Republican. Member, National
Labor Relations Board, 1989-93.
Still living as of 1993.
|
| |
Oviatt, Daniel B. (b.
1847) —
of Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in 1847.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Antrim County, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Oviatt, Frank —
of Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1907-08.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Oviatt, George (b. 1849) —
Born in 1849.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wexford District, 1885-88.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Oviatt, Percival D. —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1933; appointed 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Oviatt, Ross —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Dakota, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Oviatt, Thad —
of Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1939-48.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Oviatt, William C. —
of Iowa.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1992 (Grass Roots), 1994
(Grassroots).
Still living as of 1994.
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