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Aug 31, 2023 · The mayor of Memphis was Watkins Overton, great-great grandson of the founder John Overton and a lieutenant for E. H. (Boss) Crump’s political machine. The statue was dedicated in 1964 to “a true American patriot,” three months after passage by Congress of the Civil Rights Act.
Watkins Overton's term had ended at midnight, and so Memphis had four mayors in less than 24 hours. Crump's statewide influence began to wane in the late 1940s. For the rest of his life, his influence was largely limited to Memphis.
Jun 28, 2019 · WMC Action News 5 sat down with a couple of them to talk about their connection to our bicentennial Bluff City. Ten years before Andrew Jackson became President in 1829, he helped found Memphis alongside General James Winchester and Judge John Overton.
Sep 23, 2024 · John Overton was one of the founders of Memphis; in fact, it was John Overton who owned the forest which was cleared to build the City of Memphis. Watkins Overton was also the maternal grandson of Napoleon Hill, one of the most notable and wealthiest individuals in Memphis.
Samuel Watkins Overton Jr. (June 5, 1894 – December 2, 1958) was an American politician and the longest-serving mayor in the history of Memphis, Tennessee.
Jul 10, 2012 · John D. Watkins, a lawyer and civil rights activist most remembered for orchestrating a visit to Augusta by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 12 days before his assassination in Memphis, Tenn., died at his home July 4.
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Samuel Watkins Overton, Jr. came from one of Tennessee’s most prominent families; Overton was the great-great grandson of Judge John Overton, a contemporary of General Andrew Jackson and the founder of Memphis. Overton joined the law firm founded by Senator Kenneth D. McKellar in 1922.
