Abstract:
Senator, Mr. Overman began his career as a humble secretary for a senator before gaining the title for himself in 1895. Born in Salisbury in 1854 he became a state political figure serving as lawyer and campaigner to like Zebulon B. Vance Charles B. Aycock. Mr. Overman represented the state in Congress, elected in 1903, through World War I until his death in 1930.