James Overstreet

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James Overstreet (born February 11, 1773 in Barnwell , Barnwell County , Province of South Carolina , †  May 24, 1822 in China Grove , North Carolina ) was an American politician . Between 1819 and 1822 he represented the state of South Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Overstreet attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1798, he began to work in Barnwell County in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party .

Overstreet was a member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina between 1808 and 1813 . In 1818 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of South Carolina , where he succeeded Joseph Bellinger on March 4, 1819 . After re-election in 1820, he could remain in Congress until his death on May 24, 1822 . James Overstreet died on the way home from Washington in China Grove, North Carolina. He was also buried there.

Web links

  • James Overstreet in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Overstreet, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1773
PLACE OF BIRTH Barnwell , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH May 24, 1822
Place of death China Grove , North Carolina