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.
[1] Watkins Overton Jr. graduated with his AB degree from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
[2] When Watkins Overton ran for Mayor of Memphis in 1927, aided by the E. H. Crump political machine,.
During the depression, Overton managed to erase the debt and accumulate a $1 million surplus.
[3][4] His second term ended in acrimony: disgusted by the City Commission, he resigned on March 1, 1953.