Louis C. Latham
Louis Charles Latham | |
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North Carolina House of Commons | |
| In office 1864 | |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
| In office 1870 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1840 Baltimore, Maryland, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  Major |
| Unit |  1st North Carolina State Troops |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Louis Charles Latham (September 11, 1840,
Baltimore, Maryland) was a member of the United States House of Representatives representing North Carolina
.
Biography
Latham graduated from the
Confederate Army in 1861 where he was commissioned captain and afterward major of the First Regiment of North Carolina State troops, and served throughout the American Civil War
. Following the war he resumed the study of law, was admitted to the bar in 1868 and commenced practice in Plymouth, N.C.
He was elected member of the
Fifty-first United States Congress
.
He resumed the practice of law in
Baltimore, Maryland
on October 16, 1895. He was interred in Greenville's City Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Louis C. Latham (id: L000109)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Jerome Dowd, Sketches of Prominent Living North Carolinians, 1888, page 53
- Thomas William Herringshaw, Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century, 1904, page 572
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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