William Lattimore

{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{more footnotes|date=February 2013}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = William Lattimore |office = Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Mississippi Territory's at-large district |term_start = March 4, 1813 |term_end = March 3, 1817 |predecessor = George Poindexter |successor = Cowles Mead (Elect) |term_start1 = March 4, 1803 |term_end1 = March 3, 1807 |predecessor1 = Thomas M. Green Jr. |successor1 = George Poindexter |birth_date = {{birth date|1774|2|9}} |birth_place = Norfolk, Virginia, British America |death_date = {{death date and age|1843|4|3|1774|2|9}} |death_place = Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. |party = Democratic-Republican }} '''William Lattimore''' (February 9, 1774 – April 3, 1843) was Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi Territory.

==Biography== ===Early life=== William Lattimore was born in Norfolk, Virginia on February 9, 1774. He attended the common schools, where he studied medicine.

===Career=== He moved to Natchez, Mississippi Territory, and practiced his profession. When the Mississippi Territory was formed in 1798, he took an active part in the organization of the government.

He was elected as a Delegate to the 8th and 9th Congresses that lasted from March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1807. He was also elected to the 13th and 14th Congresses (March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817) as well.

He was a delegate to the first State constitutional convention of Mississippi in 1817, appointed a censor of the medical profession under the constitution and code, and one of the commissioners to select the site for the seat of the new State government.

He was a candidate in the 1823 Mississippi gubernatorial election, losing to Walter Leake.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A New Nation Votes |url=https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/3t945r97r |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=elections.lib.tufts.edu}}</ref>

===Death=== He died in Natchez, Mississippi on April 3, 1843.

==References== {{Reflist}} *[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000118 William Lattimore]

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