Lee S. Overman

Lee S. Overman
Overman circa 1918
United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
March 4, 1903 – December 12, 1930
Preceded byJeter Connelly Pritchard
Succeeded byCameron A. Morrison
Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1893–1895
Preceded byRufus A. Doughton
Succeeded byZeb V. Walser
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Rowan County
In office
1899–1901
Preceded byPete Murphy
Succeeded byR. Lee Wright
In office
1893–1895
Preceded byS. A. Earnhardt
Succeeded byD. R. Julian
In office
1883–1889
Preceded byFrank Brown
J. L. Graeber
Succeeded byJ. S. McCubbins
Personal details
Born(1854-01-03)January 3, 1854
Salisbury, North Carolina
DiedDecember 12, 1930(1930-12-12) (aged 76)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeChestnut Hill Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic

Lee Slater Overman (January 3, 1854 – December 12, 1930) was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1903 and 1930. He was the first US Senator to be elected by popular vote in the state, as the legislature had appointed senators prior to passage of the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution authorizing popular elections of senators. He served as a senator until 1930 when he died when he was two years into his fifth term.[1]

  1. ^ Daniel R. Beaver. "Overman, Lee Slater"; http://www.anb.org/articles/06/06-00489.html; American National Biography Online Feb. 2000. Access Date: Wed Mar 19 2014 16:02:12 GMT-0400 (EDT) Copyright © 2000 American Council of Learned Societies. Published by Oxford University Press.