Howard Overby

{{Short description|American politician in Georgia (1915–1990)}}

Howard Thomas Overby (1915–1990) was an American lawyer, military officer, and politician.

Overby was born in Buford, Georgia, and primarily lived in Hall County.{{cite news |last1=Blackwood |first1=Harris |title=The Titans: 25 people who helped build Gainesville, Hall County |url=https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/the-titans-25-people-who-helped-build-gainesville-hall-county/ |access-date=15 August 2023 |work=The Gainesville Times |date=April 26, 2008}} He was an officer in the United States Army during World War II, and commanded the United States Army National Guard unit in Gainesville.{{cite news |last1=Dunn |first1=Jerry |title=A Citizen soldier/legislator remembered |url=https://accesswdun.com/article/2002/1/200559 |access-date=15 August 2023 |publisher=WDUN |date=6 January 2002}} Overby's career as a lawyer spanned five decades, and he was also a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for ten years, followed by a sixteen-year tenure on the Georgia State Senate.

Overby died on 9 June 1990, aged 75.{{cite news |title=Obituary for Howard Thomas OVERBY |url=https://ajc.newspapers.com/article/120185250/obituary-for-howard-thomas-overby/ |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=Atlanta Journal Constitution |date=11 June 1990}} In 2002, the National Guard armory in Gainesville was renamed the Howard T. Overby National Guard Armory.