James Overstreet (February 11, 1773 – May 24, 1822) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.
Born near Barnwell Court House in the Barnwell District of the Province of South Carolina, Overstreet attended the common schools.
He was admitted to the bar in 1798 and commenced practice in Barnwell District.
Overstreet was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1819, until his death May 24, 1822, at China Grove, North Carolina, while en route to his home from Washington, D.C.[1] He was interred in Savitz Cemetery at Mount Zion Reformed Church, China Grove, North Carolina.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress