William Lattimore

William Lattimore (born February 9, 1774 in Norfolk , Colony of Virginia , † April 3, 1843 in Natchez , Mississippi ) was an American politician . Between 1803 and 1807 and between 1813 and 1817 he represented the Mississippi Territory as a delegate in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Lattimore attended public schools in his home country and then studied medicine. He then moved to Natchez in what was to become the Mississippi Territory, where he worked as a doctor. Lattimore did not belong to any political party, but still took an active part in building a functioning government in the newly created territory .

In 1802 he was elected as a delegate to the US House of Representatives, where he succeeded Thomas Green on March 4, 1803 . After re-election in 1804, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress until March 3, 1807, before he was replaced by George Poindexter . He was re-elected to Congress in 1812 and 1814. There he was able to complete two further legislative periods between March 4, 1813 and March 3, 1817. This made him the last delegate from his territory. After the founding of the state of Mississippi, the new state sent regular congressmen.

In 1817, Lattimore was a delegate to the Mississippi Constituent Assembly. He then became a medical examiner ( Censor of the Medical Profession ) of Mississippi and a member of a commission that should determine the new capital of the state.

Web links

• William Lattimore in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Lattimore in the database of Find a Grave (English)