Lee Slater Overman

Lee Slater Overman was an American politician from North Carolina. He served as a Democratic U.S. senator between 1903 and 1930. He was the first U.S. senator to be elected by popular vote in the state, as the legislature had appointed senators prior to passage of the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution authorizing popular elections of senators. He served as a senator until 1930 when he died when he was two years into his fifth term.