George William Latham

{{Short description|English landowner, barrister and Liberal politician}}

{{other people||George Latham (disambiguation)}}

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George William Latham (4 May 1827 – 4 October 1886){{cite web

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}} was an English landowner and barrister and a Liberal politician.

Latham was born in London,British Census 1881 RG11 3538/72 p7 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.[https://archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1886londuoft Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886]

Three times Latham stood unsuccessfully as a Liberal for the division of Mid Cheshire: in 1863, in 1880 and in 1883.Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 6 October 1886. Retrieved 23 April 2019. He was elected Member of Parliament for Crewe but did not defend the seat at the 1886 general election.{{cite book

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}} 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.