Jesse Overstreet | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Charles L. Henry |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Korbly |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Cooper |
| Succeeded by | George W. Faris |
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| Born | (1859-12-14)December 14, 1859 Franklin, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 27, 1910(1910-05-27) (aged 50) Indianapolis,Indiana, U.S. |
Jesse E. Overstreet (December 14, 1859 – May 27, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1895 to 1909. In 1900, Overstreet introduced the legislation that was ultimately passed as theGold Standard Act.[citation needed]
Born inFranklin, Indiana, 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 wasadmitted to the bar in 1886 and commenced practice in Franklin.He served as member of the Republican State central committee of Indiana in 1892.
Overstreet was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-fourth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1909).[1]He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice (Fifty-sixth andFifty-seventh Congresses), Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads (Fifty-eighth throughSixtieth Congresses).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to theSixty-first Congress.
He resumed the practice of his profession.
He died inIndianapolis, Indiana, May 27, 1910.He was interred in the Columbus City Cemetery,Columbus, Indiana.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 5th congressional district 1895-1897 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 7th congressional district 1897-1909 | Succeeded by |
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