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I've supported every governor that has been elected in
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Overton was re-elected in 1938 and 1944, as has been traditional with incumbent
Democratic senators in Louisiana. His committee memberships included Appropriations, Manufactures, Commerce, and Irrigation and Reclamation. His chief area of interest was in flood control and river and harbor
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and voter irregularities. A Senate investigating committee held months of hearings beginning in
February 1933, but Overton was nevertheless seated without opposition on March 4, the first day of the congressional session. As a senator, Overton generally voted with the
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He was the youngest son of Judge Thomas
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In 1918, Overton ran for the US Senate but was defeated by
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In 1905, Overton married the former Ada Ruth Dismukes of
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proceedings against the governor in the spring of 1929.
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Winnfield, La - Old L&A Depot, LA Political Museum
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573:. The Register of Tulane University. 1892. p. 28
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In 1931, Overton was elected to fill the now-defunct
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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Every Man a King: The Autobiography of Huey P. Long
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Every Man a King: The Autobiography of Huey P. Long
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List of United States senators expelled or censured
498:Overton's last term was cut short by his death at
433:In 1932, Overton unseated the two-term US Senator
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654:"Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame"
470:Despite his lopsided loss, Broussard alleged
277:(September 17, 1875 – May 14, 1948), was an
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602:: National Book Club, Inc., 1933), p. 149.
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92:U.S. House of Representatives
3826:Politicians from Alexandria, Louisiana
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841:Louisiana's 8th congressional district
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420:Louisiana's 8th congressional district
401:Overton became a staunch supporter of
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731:, February 26, 1933; November 5, 1944
656:. cityofwinnfield.com. Archived from
115:May 12, 1931 – March 3, 1933
60:March 4, 1933 – May 14, 1948
520:National Register of Historic Places
405:and served as Long's counsel in the
3831:Tulane University Law School alumni
679:A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography
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754:Cemetery Memorial by La-Cemeteries
304:-based 4th district of Louisiana.
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3821:People from Marksville, Louisiana
3811:Louisiana State University alumni
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344:, Overton graduated in 1895 from
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689:"John H. Overton (id: O000146)"
316:. Another distant relative was
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836:U.S. House of Representatives
819:U.S. House of Representatives
681:, Vol. II (1988), p. 623
633:"Mt. Olivet Cemetery burials"
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506:. His remains were buried at
500:National Naval Medical Center
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2990:Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes
354:Tulane University Law School
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2985:Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton Jr.
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737:at www.cityofwinnfield.com
728:New Orleans Times-Picayune
702:Alexandria Daily Town Talk
346:Louisiana State University
249:Louisiana State University
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3422:Leonard R. "Pop" Hataway
2578:deLesseps Story Morrison
762:Party political offices
687:United States Congress.
2479:William C. C. Claiborne
522:. In 1998, Overton was
275:John Holmes Overton Sr.
157:John Holmes Overton Sr.
677:"John Holmes Overton"
477:Conservative Coalition
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314:Walter Hampden Overton
3041:Barbara Boggs Sigmund
3021:Carlos Roberto Flores
2970:Charles W. DeWitt Jr.
2588:Edward Douglass White
508:Mount Olivet Cemetery
441:, for the Democratic
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322:governor of Louisiana
298:Thomas Overton Brooks
202:Mount Olivet Cemetery
43:United States Senator
3781:Burials in Louisiana
3328:Catherine D. Kimball
3132:Theodore "Ted" Jones
3123:Virginia deGravelles
2771:William J. Jefferson
451:Jared Y. Sanders Sr.
318:Thomas Overton Moore
3472:Rose McConnell Long
3362:Felix Edward HĂ©bert
3292:Samuel B. Nunez Jr.
3167:Melvin "Kip" Holden
3118:Charles deGravelles
3046:Francis C. Thompson
3031:Eddie J. Jordan Jr.
2975:Dudley A. Guglielmo
2650:J. Bennett Johnston
2552:Gillis William Long
888:Rose McConnell Long
16:American politician
3580:Kaliste Saloom Jr.
3482:Harvey Peltier Jr.
3403:Leonard J. Chabert
2868:Francis Grevemberg
2822:Wade O. Martin Jr.
2655:Melinda Schwegmann
2614:Mary Evelyn Parker
881:Served alongside:
868:Edwin S. Broussard
770:Edwin S. Broussard
635:. usgwarchives.net
526:inducted into the
504:Bethesda, Maryland
435:Edwin S. Broussard
326:American Civil War
191:Bethesda, Maryland
167:September 17, 1875
71:Edwin S. Broussard
3806:Louisiana lawyers
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3575:Braxton Moody III
3565:Sam Houston Jones
3523:Charles A. Marvin
3477:Robert "Bob" Mann
3447:J. Marshall Brown
3398:Charles C. Barham
3323:Lucille May Grace
3297:William Nungesser
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2547:Allen J. Ellender
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900:William C. Feazel
897:Succeeded by
892:Allen J. Ellender
879:1933–1948
848:Succeeded by
808:Succeeded by
717:T. Harry Williams
488:Allen J. Ellender
449:former governor,
352:and in 1897 from
286:US Representative
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258:Tulane University
83:William C. Feazel
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3452:John Bel Edwards
3431:Raymond Strother
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460:Every Man a King
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2934:Raymond Laborde
2929:Carolyn Huntoon
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3067:Charlie Cook
3000:Jack Wardlaw
2949:Billy Tauzin
2878:Henson Moore
2873:John Hainkel
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2214:7th district
2123:S. Robertson
2118:E. Robertson
2103:E. Robertson
2089:6th district
1964:5th district
1814:4th district
1793:J. M. Landry
1649:3rd district
1513:J. A. Landry
1459:2nd district
1299:1st district
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1218:E. Broussard
1203:R. Broussard
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3776:1948 deaths
3771:1875 births
3614:Dave Norris
3599:Jimmy Dimos
3367:E. L. Henry
3282:Randy Ewing
3128:Hunt Downer
2965:Billy Boles
2924:Mike Foster
2909:John Breaux
2904:John Alario
2883:Joe Sampite
2848:Kenny Bowen
2676:Speedy Long
2604:Louis Berry
2537:Lindy Boggs
2168:Sanders Jr.
2158:Sanders Jr.
2143:Sanders Sr.
1073:B. Johnston
859:U.S. Senate
620:New Orleans
600:New Orleans
407:impeachment
396:Baton Rouge
358:New Orleans
350:Baton Rouge
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121:Preceded by
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3644:James Gill
3357:Fred Baden
3228:Walter Lee
3223:Chris John
3092:Vic Stelly
2727:Ed Renwick
2722:Iris Kelso
2707:Cat Doucet
2474:Hale Boggs
2333:G. W. Long
2323:G. W. Long
2068:McAllister
1953:M. Johnson
1763:Domengeaux
1498:Thibodeaux
1493:la Branche
1378:St. Martin
1338:St. Martin
1318:H. Johnson
1233:R. B. Long
1058:R. M. Long
983:Livingston
845:1931–1933
777:Democratic
664:August 22,
639:2021-07-19
555:References
443:nomination
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388:Plaquemine
377:Alexandria
338:Marksville
332:Early life
302:Shreveport
290:US Senator
283:Democratic
212:Democratic
170:Marksville
163:1875-09-17
3801:Huey Long
3719:Biography
3679:Ron Gomez
3508:Juba Diez
2863:Bill Dodd
2812:Harry Lee
2624:Gus Weill
2509:Huey Long
2504:Earl Long
2389:Territory
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2133:Wickliffe
2063:Alexander
1973:Blackburn
1918:Waggonner
1898:Breazeale
1888:Blanchard
1743:Broussard
1688:Harmanson
1623:Jefferson
1403:Fernández
1393:Estopinal
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1113:Fromentin
968:Claiborne
953:Destréhan
884:Huey Long
785:Louisiana
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710:Louisiana
612:Huey Long
592:Huey Long
577:March 13,
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512:Pineville
403:Huey Long
294:Louisiana
245:Education
234:Relatives
174:Louisiana
111:In office
98:Louisiana
56:In office
48:Louisiana
3755:Politics
3595:Jim Beam
3187:Bob Odom
2489:Pap Dean
2378:Sheridan
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2354:At-large
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2273:Boustany
2248:Thompson
2233:De Rouen
2193:Cazayoux
2183:H. Moore
2173:Morrison
2163:Griffith
2038:McKenzie
2018:Ransdell
1863:McCleery
1843:Sandidge
1833:J. Moore
1798:Boustany
1788:Melançon
1703:Davidson
1678:J. Moore
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1398:O'Connor
1363:Lawrence
1353:Bouligny
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1078:Landrieu
1063:Ellender
1048:Ransdell
1013:Benjamin
993:Nicholas
988:Waggaman
978:Bouligny
538:See also
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240:(nephew)
226:Children
104:district
3705:Portals
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2403:Poydras
2338:C. Long
2328:S. Long
2318:McSween
2298:Overton
2253:Edwards
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2073:Abraham
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2048:Huckaby
2043:Passman
2008:Boatner
1988:Leonard
1983:Spencer
1948:Fleming
1943:McCrery
1933:McCrery
1908:Sandlin
1903:Watkins
1868:Boarman
1858:Newsham
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1823:Bossier
1803:Higgins
1773:Caffery
1728:Kellogg
1723:Darrall
1713:Darrall
1708:Newsham
1698:Perkins
1673:Garland
1668:Bullard
1663:Overton
1608:Maloney
1598:Maloney
1583:Gilmore
1558:Coleman
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1508:Bullard
1433:Scalise
1333:La SĂ©re
1328:Slidell
1248:Kennedy
1223:Overton
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1158:Slidell
1148:Johnson
1101:Class 3
1083:Cassidy
1068:Edwards
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973:Johnson
946:Class 2
790:Class 3
394:, near
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1758:Mouton
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1228:Feazel
1178:Eustis
1168:Eustis
1143:Porter
1138:Conrad
1133:Mouton
1128:Porter
1043:Foster
1033:Gibson
1018:Harris
998:Barrow
723:(1969)
712:(1909)
371:Career
320:, the
308:Family
218:Spouse
193:, U.S.
176:, U.S.
3260:2010s
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2457:1990s
2398:Clark
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2263:Hayes
2188:Baker
2113:Irion
2108:Lewis
2033:Mills
2023:Elder
2013:Baird
1993:Young
1978:Morey
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1893:Ogden
1873:Smith
1853:Vidal
1838:Jones
1828:Morse
1778:Treen
1738:Price
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1588:Dupré
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1538:Ellis
1483:Chinn
1413:Tonry
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1323:White
1313:White
1208:Guion
1183:White
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2223:Pujo
2153:Kemp
2098:Nash
1998:King
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1528:Mann
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1023:West
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