James Whetstone Overstreet (August 28, 1866 – December 4, 1938) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.

He was appointed judge of the city court of Sylvania in December 1902 and served until October 1, 1906, when he resigned.

Overstreet was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rufus E. Lester and served from October 3, 1906, to March 3, 1907.

He resumed the practice of law in Sylvania, Georgia, where he died December 4, 1938.

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