Andrew Jackson Overton

Full Name: Andrew Jackson "Jack" Overton, Jr.
Date of birth: October 23, 1897
Date of death: October 29, 1978

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	55	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson		Anderson
H	55	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson		Anderson

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House District 55
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson

House District 55
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biography and portrait, pp. 147-149. A Centennial History of Anderson County Texas, 1936.

Other Resources

Birth date 10/23/1897; death date 10/29/1978. FamilySearch.

Photographs

Photograph. A.J. Overton Jr., 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.J. (Jack) Overton, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

50th R.S. - 1947 Education Livestock and Stock Raising Municipal and Private Corporations Penitentiaries School Districts
48th R.S. - 1943 Education Highways and Roads Livestock and Stock Raising Oil, Gas, and Mining Old Age Assistance/Social Security, Special School Districts

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