Background
Overman, Lee Slater was born on January 3, 1854 in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States. Son of William and Mary E. Overman.
Overman, Lee Slater was born on January 3, 1854 in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States. Son of William and Mary E. Overman.
Trinity _ College, North Carolina, Bachelor of Arts, 1874, Master of Arts, 1876. Trinity College, and Davidson College, Doctor of Laws.
Senator A. S. Merrimon, October 31, 1878. Children—Margie (Mistress Edwin C. Gregory), Kathryn (Mistress Gilbert Hambley), Grace (Mistress Edgar N. Snow). Taught school, 1875-1876.
Private secretary to Governor Vance, 1877-1878, to Governor Jarvis, 1879. Admitted to bar, 1878. Began practice of law at Salisbury, 1880.
Member, North Carolina House of Representative, 1883-1900. Democrat caucus candidate for United States Senate, 1895. President, Democrat State Convention, 1900.
Presidential elector, 1900. Elected to the United States Senate, 1903-1933. Trustee, University of North Carolina and Trinity College.
Married Mary, d.; children: Margie (Mistress Edwin C. Gregory), Kathryn (Mistress Gilbert Hambley), Grace (Mistress Edgar N. Snow).