John H. Overton

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John H. Overton was a long-serving Democratic U.S. Senator from Louisiana, known for his close association with Huey P. Long and his influence in mid-20th-century Southern politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
Democratic Party politician
United States Senator
human
member of the United States Senate from Louisiana
areaOfInfluence Louisiana state politics
Southern United States politics
closeAssociateOf Huey P. Long NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Louisiana State University NERFINISHED
Tulane University Law School NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup White American NERFINISHED
familyName Overton NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork law
politics
givenName John NERFINISHED
influencedBy Huey P. Long NERFINISHED
isFrom Louisiana NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
nativeLanguage English
notableAlly Huey P. Long NERFINISHED
notableWork service as U.S. Representative from Louisiana
service as U.S. Senator from Louisiana
occupation lawyer
politician
partOf mid-20th-century Southern politics
partyAffiliationDuringServiceAsRepresentative Democratic Party NERFINISHED
partyAffiliationDuringServiceAsSenator Democratic Party NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Southern Democrat
positionHeld Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
United States Senator NERFINISHED
religion Methodism
represents Louisiana NERFINISHED
residence Louisiana NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
stateRepresentedInTheUSSenate Louisiana NERFINISHED
workLocation Louisiana NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.

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Russell Billiu Long precededBy John H. Overton