George William Latham Explained

George William Latham (4 May 1827 – 4 October 1886)^[1] was an English landowner and barrister and a Liberal politician.

Latham was born in London,^[2] the son of John Latham (1787–1853) of Bradwall Hall, Sandbach, and his wife, Elizabeth Anne Dampier, daughter of Sir Henry Dampier, a judge of the King's Bench. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford (BA 1849, MA. 1852) and was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1852. He was a J.P. for Cheshire and the Borough of Crewe.^[3]

Three times Latham stood unsuccessfully as a Liberal for the division of Mid Cheshire: in 1863, in 1880 and in 1883.^[4] He was elected Member of Parliament for Crewe but did not defend the seat at the 1886 general election.^[5] He died shortly after at the age of 59.

Latham married Elizabeth Sarah Luttman-Johnson in 1856 and they lived at Bradwall Hall, Sandbach, Cheshire.

Notes and References

1. Web site: House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6) . Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages . 2009-05-05 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20140924144234/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons6.htm . 24 September 2014 .
2. British Census 1881 RG11 3538/72 p7
3. https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
4. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 6 October 1886. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
5. Book: Craig , F. W. S. . F. W. S. Craig

   . F. W. S. Craig . British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 . 1974 . 2nd . 1989 . Parliamentary Research Services . Chichester . 0-900178-27-2 . 231.