Jesse E. Overstreet (December 14, 1859 – May 27, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a

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from

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from 1895 to 1909. In 1900, Overstreet introduced the legislation that was ultimately passed as the

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Biography

Born in

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, Overstreet attended the schools of his native city. He was graduated from the Franklin High School in 1877 and from Franklin College in 1882. He studied law. He was

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in 1886 and commenced practice in Franklin. He served as member of the Republican State central committee of Indiana in 1892.

Congress

Overstreet was elected as a

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to the Fifty-fourth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1909). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice ( Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses), Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads ( Fifty-eighth through Sixtieth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of his profession. He died in

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, May 27, 1910. He was interred in the Columbus City Cemetery,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Overstreet, Jesse 1859 births 1910 deaths Franklin College (Indiana) alumni People from Franklin, Indiana 19th-century American politicians Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana