Background
OVERTON, Watkins S. was born on June 5, 1894 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of S. Watkins and May (Hill) Overton.
OVERTON, Watkins S. was born on June 5, 1894 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of S. Watkins and May (Hill) Overton.
Bachelor of Arts, Carroll College, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1916, Doctor of Laws, 1956. Graduated from Harvard, 1916-1917. Juris Doctor, University of Chicago, 1921.
Doctor of Laws, Southwestern U., Memphis, 1936.
1917; served overseas, 1918. Entered TJ. of Chicago Law School, 1919. Practiced law with firm of McKellar, Kyser and Allen, Memphis, 1921.
Elected to lower branch, Tennessee State Legislature 1925. Served as Assistant City Attorney of Memphis. Elected to State Senate in 1927.
Elected Mayor Memphis, Tennessee —.
Served as private, ambulance service, United States Army, 1918. Member Tennessee House of Republican, 1925, Tennessee State Senate, 1927. Member Memphis and Shelby County Bar Associations, Phi Delta Phi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Order of Coif, Memphis Chamber of Commerce, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion.
Mason (32°, Shriner). Club: Memphis Country.
Married second, Bessie Ganong, January 18, 1937. Children by 1st marriage: May Hill, Nancy Lee, Watkins.