About Ben Overton
Lived 1926 – 2012 (aged 86). Ben Overton was an American lawyer and judge.
Benjamin Frederick Overton (December 15, 1926 – December 29, 2012) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.
Ben Overton was born December 15, 1926, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida.
Overton graduated from the University of Florida with his bachelor's degree in 1951, and from the University of Florida College of Law He was a city attorney for St. Petersburg, Florida from 1954 to 1957, and he became a circuit judge in 1964.
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Who was Ben Overton?
American lawyer, judge, Florida Supreme Court justice
When was Ben Overton born?
Ben Overton was born on 15 December 1926 in Green Bay.
When did Ben Overton die?
Ben Overton died on 29 December 2012 in Gainesville.
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Ben Overton was a lawyer and judge.
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Ben Overton was American.
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