Geoff Lattin

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1920–1992)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Geoff Lattin

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|5|9}}

| birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta

| death_date = {{death date and age|1992|7|24|1920|5|9}}

| residence = Whitehorse, Yukon

| office1 = MLA for Whitehorse North Centre

| term_start1 = 1978

| term_end1 = 1982

| predecessor1 = Ken McKinnon

| successor1 = Margaret Commodore

| party = Progressive Conservative

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| occupation = hotel manager, businessman

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Edward Geoffrey Lattin (May 9, 1920 – July 24, 1992) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Whitehorse North Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Yukon from 1978 to 1982 as a member of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.Lisa Blackburn, "Former cabinet minister Lattin dies at 72". Whitehorse Star, July 29, 1992.

Born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1920, Lattin moved to Yukon in 1952.{{cite book|title=Guide Parlementaire Canadien|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vxuKAAAAMAAJ&q=Lattin%2C+Hon.+E.+Geoffrey|year=1980|publisher=P. G. Normandin}} He worked as a railway foreman for several years until he and his brother Con bought Northland Beverages, a local soft drink distributor in 1958; they subsequently also purchased Whitehorse's Fort Yukon Hotel, where Lattin was manager until his election to the legislature. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for Whitehorse City Council in a by-election in 1976."Chippett sweeps city byelection". Whitehorse Star, June 18, 1976.

First elected in the 1978 Yukon general election, he suffered a heart attack in the legislative assembly in April 1979."Lattin in critical condition after heart attack". Whitehorse Star, April 5, 1979. He was appointed to the Executive Council of Yukon as Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs in 1980.Heather Stockstill, "Hanson Out: Lang takes over, Lattin in cabinet". Whitehorse Star, May 13, 1980. He was admitted to hospital in December 1981 with chest pains from a suspected second heart attack, but was not considered to be in serious condition as he had been able to drive himself to the hospital."Lattin hospitalized". Whitehorse Star, December 18, 1981. He held the cabinet role until the 1982 Yukon general election, in which he was defeated by Margaret Commodore of the Yukon New Democratic Party.Anne Tempelman-Kluit, "Stronger than ever". Whitehorse Star, June 8, 1982. He died on July 24, 1992, from a heart attack.{{cite news|title=Edward Geoffrey (Geoff) Lattin|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109356055/whitehorse-daily-star/|newspaper=Whitehorse Daily Star|page=5|date=July 30, 1992|access-date=September 11, 2022}} {{free access}}