Name/Title
Jesse Maxwell OvertonEntry/Object ID
Overton, Jesse Maxwell2Description
Waist-length three-quarter left profile of an older man in a grey 3-piece business suit; the jacket is open. He is wearing a white, rounded-collar shirt and a blue tie. A gold chain is attached to the second button on his vest. His eyes are bright blue and his hair is short and silver.Collection
Private CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Rouland, Walter Orlando, 1871-1945Date made
Apr 26, 1926Notes
Painted posthumously by the New York artist. Documentation attached to the back dates the piece exactly and indicates it cost $2,500.00General Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Jesse Maxwell Overton was born in Pulaski, Tenn., July 25, 1863, the son of John and Harriet Virginia (Maxwell) OVERTON; father, farmer and planter; paternal grandparents Judge John and Mary McConnell (White) OVERTON, maternal grandparents Jesse and Martha Ravenscroft (Claiborne) MAXWELL.
Attended district schools and Vanderbilt University; graduated from Harvard College in 1886, B.A. degree; engaged in coal mining early in life; married Saidie G. WILLIAMS, November 10, 1891; President of the Alabama Fuel and Iron Company, Director in Fourth National Bank, Nashville, Tenn.; member Scottish Rite, 32d degree Mason; Democrat; member Presbyterian Church.
He died in an automobile accident on December 22, 1922 and is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.Create Date
September 20, 2026Update Date
September 20, 2026