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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaJames Whetstone OVERSTREET
(1866-1938)
OVERSTREET, James
Whetstone, a Representative from Georgia; born on a farm
near Sylvania, Screven County, Ga., August 28, 1866; attended the
rural schools and Sylvania High School; was graduated from Mercer
(Ga.) University in 1888; studied law in Augusta; was admitted to
the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Sylvania, Ga.; member of
the State house of representatives in 1898 and 1899; member of the
Democratic executive committee in 1905 and 1906; appointed judge of
the city court of Sylvania in December 1902 and served until
October 1, 1906, when he resigned; elected as a Democrat to the
Fifty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Rufus E. Lester and served from October 3, 1906, to March 4, 1907;
resumed the practice of law in Sylvania; delegate to the Democratic
National Convention in 1912; elected to the Sixty-fifth,
Sixty-sixth, and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1917-March 3,
1923); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922; resumed the
practice of law in Sylvania, Ga., where he died December 4, 1938;
interment in Sylvania Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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