Lee S. Overman | |
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.jpg) Overman circa 1918 | |
| United States Senator from North Carolina | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – December 12, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Jeter Connelly Pritchard |
| Succeeded by | Cameron A. Morrison |
| Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1893–1895 | |
| Preceded by | Rufus A. Doughton |
| Succeeded by | Zeb V. Walser |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Rowan County | |
| In office 1899–1901 | |
| Preceded by | Pete Murphy |
| Succeeded by | R. Lee Wright |
| In office 1893–1895 | |
| Preceded by | S. A. Earnhardt |
| Succeeded by | D. R. Julian |
| In office 1883–1889 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Brown J. L. Graeber |
| Succeeded by | J. S. McCubbins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1854 Salisbury, North Carolina |
| Died | December 12, 1930 (aged 76) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Chestnut Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
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]
- ^ 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.