Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Francis William Latham

Full Name: Francis William "Frank" Latham
Birth date: 1818
Death date: October 4, 1890

Terms of Service

House, 20th ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/11/1887 - 1/8/1889
Democrat
House, 19th Legislature
1/13/1885 - 1/11/1887
Democrat
House, 18th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/9/1883 - 1/13/1885
Democrat
House, 7th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
11/12/1857 - 11/7/1859
House, 6th Legislature
11/5/1855 - 11/2/1857

(1) Murrah and Latham took the oath of office on 11/12/1857, p. 91. House Journal .
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas 1883.
(3) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(4) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. F.W. Latham, State Preservation Board
Photograph. F.W. Latham, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Frank W. Latham, birth date unknown, death date 10/4/1890, burial in Old City Cemetery, Brownsville, Cameron County. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave .
LATHAM, FRANCIS WILLIAM (1818-?). Handbook of Texas Online .
Biographical sketch, F.W. Latham, pp. 37-38. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature 1885.
Portrait and biographical sketch, F.W. Latham, pp. 147-148. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.
Mexican War. "Mr. Latham served under General Scott in the war between the United States and Mexico, and participated in all the engagements of that illustrious general . . . With the last division of the army, Mr. Latham left Mexico, but attracted by the mild climate and blue skies of the State, in 1848 he settled near Brownsville, on the Rio Grande . . . " Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.
Obituary, The Galveston Daily News, 10/14/1890, p. 4, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "He was a member of the state legislature for many years and also was a member of several state conventions." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Biographical sketch, Frank William Latham, p. 269. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83 1883.