List of United States Political Families (M) - The Merrimons and Overmans

The Merrimons and Overmans

  • Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (1830–1892), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1860–1861, Solicitor in North Carolina 1861–1865, North Carolina Superior Court Judge 1866–1867, candidate for Governor of North Carolina 1872, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1873–1879, Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 1883–1889, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 1889–1892. Father-in-law of Lee Slater Overman.
    • Lee Slater Overman (1854–1930), U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1903–1930. Son-in-law of Augustus Summerfield Merrimon.

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