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|predecessor = [[John L. McLaurin]] |
|predecessor = [[John L. McLaurin]] |
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|successor = [[Frank B. Gary]] |
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|state2 = South Carolina |
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|district2 = [[South Carolina's 3rd congressional district|3rd]] |
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|term_start2 = March 4, 1893 |
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|term_end2 = March 3, 1903 |
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|predecessor2 = [[George Johnstone (politician)|George Johnstone]] |
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|successor2 = [[Wyatt Aiken]] |
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1851|7|31}} |
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|birth_place = [[Lowndesville, |
|birth_place = [[Lowndesville, South Carolina]] |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1908|2|20|1851|7|31}} |
|death_date = {{death date and age|1908|2|20|1851|7|31}} |
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|death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]] |
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|resting_place = [[Belton, South Carolina]] |
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|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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'''Asbury Churchwell Latimer''' (July 31, 1851{{spaced ndash}}February 20, 1908) was a [[United States Representative]] and [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[South Carolina]]. Born near [[Lowndesville, South Carolina]], he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1880 moved to [[Belton, South Carolina]] and devoted his time to farming. |
'''Asbury Churchwell Latimer''' (July 31, 1851{{spaced ndash}}February 20, 1908) was a [[United States Representative]] and [[United States Senate|Senator]] from [[South Carolina]]. Born near [[Lowndesville, South Carolina]], he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1880 moved to [[Belton, South Carolina]] and devoted his time to farming. |
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Asbury Churchwell Latimer | |
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| United States Senator from South Carolina | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – February 20, 1908 | |
| Preceded by | John L. McLaurin |
| Succeeded by | Frank B. Gary |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | George Johnstone |
| Succeeded by | Wyatt Aiken |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1851 Lowndesville, South Carolina |
| Died | February 20, 1908 (aged 56) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Belton, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
Asbury Churchwell Latimer (July 31, 1851 – February 20, 1908) was a United States Representative and Senator from South Carolina. Born near Lowndesville, South Carolina, he attended the common schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1880 moved to Belton, South Carolina and devoted his time to farming.
Latimer was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893-March 4, 1903). He did not seek renomination in 1902, having become a candidate for US Senator. He was elected to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1903, until his death in 1908.
During his service in the Senate, he was appointed in 1907 a member of the United States Immigration Commission.
He died in of peritonitis in Washington, D.C. in 1908; interment was in Belton Cemetery, Belton, South Carolina.
References
- United States Congress. "Asbury Latimer (id: L000114)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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