Raymond Lee Lathan

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Raymond Lee Lathan

| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|4|4}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|5|29|1915|4|4}}

| death_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

| occupation = Politician, Pastor

| education = Selma University Theological Seminary
Detroit School of Ministry

| party = Democratic

| office = Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

| term_start = 1962

| term_end = ???

| known_for = Civil Rights Movement involvement

}}

Raymond Lee Lathan (1915–1996) was an American politician who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

Lathan was born on April 4, 1915, in Birmingham, Alabama.{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1941&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=People&letter=L|title=Lathan, Raymond Lee 1915|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2013-10-22}} He graduated from Industrial High School before attending theological seminary. He graduated from Selma University Theological Seminary and from Detroit School of Ministry."Wisconsin Blue Book 1964, Biographical Sketch of Raymond Lee Lathan, pg. 54{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HcdWAAAAYAAJ&q=Raymond+Lee+Lathan%2BWisconsin&pg=PA54|title=Members of the Assembly|year=1964|publisher=Wisconsin Blue Book|accessdate=2013-10-22}} Lathan was pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Milwaukee and was involved in the Civil Rights Movement. He died on May 29, 1996, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.'Lathan spent life searching for justice,' Eldon Knoche, Milwaukee Sentinel Journal, May 30, 1996, 7B

Career

Lathan was elected to the Assembly in 1962. He was a Democrat.

References

Category:Politicians from Birmingham, Alabama

Category:Politicians from Milwaukee

Category:Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Category:1915 births

Category:1996 deaths

Category:African-American politicians

Category:20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature

Category:20th-century African-American politicians