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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Milton Slocum Latham |
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Sacramento, California , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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May 23, 1827
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| Died | March 04, 1882
(54 years)
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modifed | BrentinCO
Jun 10, 2023 05:59pm |
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| Info | born in Columbus, Ohio, May 23, 1827; pursued classical studies and graduated from Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, in 1845; moved to Russell County, Ala.; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1848 and commenced practice; circuit court clerk for Russell County 1848-1850; moved to San Francisco, Calif., in 1850; clerk of the recorders court in 1850; district attorney for the Sacramento district in 1851; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1854; collector of the port of San Francisco 1855-1857; Governor of California 1859-1860, when he resigned, having been elected Senator; elected as a Democrat on January 11, 1860, to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of David C. Broderick; took his seat March 5, 1860, and served until March 3, 1863; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; engaged in the practice of law in San Francisco, Calif.; manager at San Francisco of the London & San Francisco Bank (Ltd.) 1865-1878; moved to New York City in 1879, where he became president of the New York Mining and Stock Exchange; died in New York City on March 4, 1882; interment in Lone Mountain Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif.; reinterment in Cypress Lawn Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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