Asbury Latimer Explained

Asbury Churchwell Latimer
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Jr/Sr:United States Senator
State:South Carolina
Term Start:March 4, 1903
Term End:February 20, 1908
Predecessor:John L. McLaurin
Successor:Frank B. Gary
State2:South Carolina
District2:3rd
Term Start2:March 4, 1893
Term End2:March 3, 1903
Predecessor2:George Johnstone
Successor2:Wyatt Aiken
Birth Date:31 July 1851
Birth Place:Lowndesville, South Carolina
Death Place:Washington, D.C.
Resting Place:Belton, South Carolina
Party:Democratic

Asbury Churchwell Latimer (July 31, 1851February 20, 1908) was a United States representative and Senator from South Carolina. Born near Lowndesville, South Carolina, he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1880 moved to Belton, South Carolina and devoted his time to farming.

Latimer was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903). He did not seek renomination in 1902, having become a candidate for US Senator. He was elected to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1903, until his death in 1908.

During his service in the Senate, he was appointed in 1907 a member of the United States Immigration Commission.

He died of peritonitis in Washington, D.C. in 1908; interment was in Belton Cemetery, Belton, South Carolina.

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