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American politicianRaymond Lee Lathan (1915-1996) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Lathan was born on April 4, 1915 in Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from Industrial High School before attending theological seminary. He graduated from Selma University Theological Seminary and from Detroit School of Ministry. 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.
Career
Lathan was elected to the Assembly in 1962. He was a Democrat.
References
- "Lathan, Raymond Lee 1915". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
- "Wisconsin Blue Book 1964, Biographical Sketch of Raymond Lee Lathan, pg. 54
- Members of the Assembly. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1964. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
- 'Lathan spent life searching for justice,' Eldon Knoche, Milwaukee Sentinel Journal, May 30, 1996, 7B