Researching Winston Overton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2906 people with the Overton surname? In that year Overton was ranked number 1382 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Winston means "town of victory" and is of English origin.
Records of Winston Overton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Winston Overton and the Overton Genealogy
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Winston Overton
Winston Overton (October 4, 1870 – September 9, 1934) was a Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from July 5, 1921, to September 9, 1934.
Born in Marksville, Louisiana, Overton was the City Attorney for Lake Charles, Louisiana from 1899 to 1907, becoming a judge of the state's Fifteenth Judicial District in 1908. In this position, he presided over the grand jury and trial of union workers who were involved in the Grabow riot, which had led to four deaths. He pressed for charges to only be brought against members of the union.
He was a delegate to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1921, for which he chaired the Judiciary Committee.
He was the brother of Senator John H. Overton.
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