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EUGENE
OVERTON
OVERTON,
EUGENE, Attorney-at-Law, Los
Angeles, Cal., was born at Fort Grant, Ariz.,
May 11, 1880, the son of Captain Gilbert E. Overton and Jane D. (Watkins)
Overton. His father being an army officer, he traveled considerably in his
early youth and received his education in various parts of the United States and in France, availing himself of every
opportunity to study.
He
studied in France during
1890 and 1891 and then returned to Washington,
D.C., going to school there until
1893. In the latter year the family moved to Los Angeles and he entered school there,
graduating from High School in 1899.
Upon
leaving school he went to Arizona
and for six months was engaged in mining. He gave this up, however, to study
law and returned to Los Angeles,
where he entered the office of Lee & Scott. Later the firm was changed to
Lee, Scott, Bailey & Chase. Mr. Overton had the advantage of studying under
all of these men and in 1902 was admitted to the Bar. He continued with the
firm after graduation and during one of several changes was admitted to
partnership, the firm becoming Lee, Chase, Overton
&Valentine.
On
January 1, 1911, the firm was dissolved and a new one formed, known as Chase,
Overton & Lyman, which has continued and numbers among the substantial
firms of the profession.
Mr.
Overton is one of the few members of the Bar who had no college work, having
gained his knowledge of the law by his association with experienced pleaders.
Since his admission to practice he has become one of the most successful young
attorneys in the Southwest. He specializes in corporation work.
He
is a member of the Sunset Yacht Club, the California Club, the Los Angeles
Country Club and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion.
Transcribed 5-5-11
Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 668, International News Service, New York, Chicago,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta.
1913.
© 2011 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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