George William Latham

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

For other people with the same name, see George Latham (disambiguation).

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.

References
  1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  2. British Census 1881 RG11 3538/72 p7
  3. Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
  4. Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 6 October 1886. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 231. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency
 Member of Parliament for Crewe
1885–1886		 Succeeded by
Walter McLaren


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