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{{Officeholder
|name=John Holmes Overton, Sr.
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Ada Ruth Dismukes
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Louisiana
|terms=March 4, 1933 – May 14, 1948
|preceded=Edwin S. Broussard
|former=y
|succeeded=William S. Feazel
}}
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Louisiana
|district=8th
|terms=May 12, 1931 – March 3, 1933
|preceded=James B. Aswell
|former=y
|succeeded=Cleveland Dear
}}
}}
'''John Holmes Overton, Sr.''' (September 17, 1875 – May 14, 1948) was a [[Democrat]] and attorney from [[Louisiana]] who was the state's U.S. senator from the early 1930s until his death in 1948. He previously represented the 8th congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]] for one term.
'''John Holmes Overton, Sr.''' (September 17, 1875 – May 14, 1948) was a [[Democrat]] and attorney from [[Louisiana]] who was the state's U.S. senator from the early 1930s until his death in 1948. He previously represented the 8th congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]] for one term.