Latimer
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Politics and government
- Asbury LatimerAsbury LatimerAsbury Churchwell Latimer 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...
(1851–1908), farmer and U.S. Senator from South Carolina - George Latimer (disambiguation), multiple politicians
- Henry Latimer (judge)Henry Latimer (judge)Henry Latimer was the first African-American circuit court judge in Broward County, and was in line to become the first African-American president of the Florida Bar when he was killed in a car accident in South Florida...
(1938–2005), lawyer and judge from Florida - Henry Latimer (senator)Henry Latimer (senator)Dr. Henry Latimer was an American physician and politician from Newport, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was elected to the Continental Congress from Delaware, and was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as U.S. Representative from Delaware, and U.S...
(1752–1819), physician and U.S. Senator from Delaware - Hugh LatimerHugh LatimerHugh Latimer was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, Bishop of Worcester before the Reformation, and later Church of England chaplain to King Edward VI. In 1555, under Queen Mary, he was burnt at the stake, becoming one of the three Oxford Martyrs of Anglicanism.-Life:Latimer was born into a...
(c.1485–1555), Bishop and Protestant martyr from England - Rebecca Latimer FeltonRebecca Latimer FeltonRebecca Ann Latimer Felton was an American writer, lecturer, reformer, and politician who became the first woman to serve in the United States Senate...
(1835–1930), teacher and U.S. Senator from Georgia
Military and naval
- Joseph W. LatimerJoseph W. LatimerJoseph White Latimer , "The Boy Major," was a promising young officer in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's artillery branch during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg....
(1834–1863), Confederate officer from Virginia
Entertainment
- Andrew LatimerAndrew LatimerAndrew Latimer is an English musician and one of the original members of the progressive rock band Camel. He is mainly a guitarist and singer, but also a flautist and keyboardist....
, (born 1947), rock musician from England - Hugh Latimer (actor)Hugh Latimer (actor)Hugh Alexander Forbes Latimer was an English actor and toy maker.He was educated at Oundle and Caius College, Cambridge, where he joined Footlights...
(1913–2006), actor from England - Jonathan LatimerJonathan LatimerJonathan Wyatt Latimer was an American crime writer-Life:Born in Chicago, Illinois, he attended the Mesa Ranch School in Arizona from 1922-1925 and later studied at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1929...
(1906–1983), crime writer from California - Mark LatimerMark LatimerMark Latimer is an English pianist.His repertoire consists of over 75 performed piano concertos, including the mammoth Concerto for Piano and Chorus by Busoni and the Alkan Concerto for solo piano, of which he made the first live recording...
, pianist from England - Michelle LatimerMichelle LatimerMichelle Latimer is a Canadian actress known mainly for her role as Trish Simpkin in the soap opera Paradise Falls, shown nationally in Canada on Showcase Television, starting in 2001....
, actress from Canada
Academics and literature
- Hugh LatimerHugh LatimerHugh Latimer was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, Bishop of Worcester before the Reformation, and later Church of England chaplain to King Edward VI. In 1555, under Queen Mary, he was burnt at the stake, becoming one of the three Oxford Martyrs of Anglicanism.-Life:Latimer was born into a...
(c.1485–1555), Bishop and Protestant martyr from England - Jon LatimerJon LatimerJonathan David Latimer was an historian and writer based in Wales. His books include Operation Compass 1940 , Tobruk 1941 , Deception in War , Alamein , Burma: The Forgotten War and 1812: War with America which won a...
(1964–2009), historian and writer from Wales - Marjorie Courtenay-LatimerMarjorie Courtenay-LatimerMarjorie faree Doris Courtenay-Latimer was the South African museum official who in 1938 brought to the attention of the world the existence of the coelacanth, a fish thought to have been extinct for sixty-five million years....
(1907–2004), museum curator and discoverer from South Africa - Wendell Mitchell LatimerWendell Mitchell LatimerWendell Mitchell Latimer was a prominent chemist notable for his description of oxidation states in his book "The Oxidation States of the Elements and Their Potentials in Aqueous Solution" .He received his Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley for the work with George Ernest Gibson.He...
(1893–1955), American chemist - William LatimerWilliam LatimerWilliam Latimer was an English clergyman and scholar of Ancient Greek.Latimer studied at Oxford University, attaining the degree of Bachelor of Arts before being admitted as a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1489...
(1467–1545), clergyman and scholar from England
Sports
- Don LatimerDon LatimerDonald Bertsom Latimer is a former defensive lineman for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League in the late 1970s and early 1980s....
(born 1955), player for the National Football League - Zach LatimerZach LatimerZach Latimer is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma....
, (born 1983), player for the National Football League - Tanerau LatimerTanerau LatimerTanerau Dylan Latimer is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and the Bay of Plenty in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Super Rugby:...
(born 1986), New Zealand rugby union footballer
Other
- Lewis H. Latimer (1848–1928), African American inventor of an improved process for Carbon-Filament manufacture
- Robert LatimerRobert LatimerRobert William "Bob" Latimer , a Canadian canola and wheat farmer, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his daughter Tracy . This case sparked a national controversy on the definition and ethics of euthanasia as well as the rights of people with disabilities, and led to two...
born 1953), farmer and murderer from Saskatchewan
England
- Latimer, BuckinghamshireLatimer, BuckinghamshireLatimer is a village and civil parish that sits on the border between Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, in England. The parish forms part of the Buckinghamshire district of Chiltern. Latimer parish includes the villages of Latimer, Ley Hill and Tyler's Hill.Latimer was originally joined with the...
- Burton LatimerBurton LatimerBurton Latimer is a town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population in 2001 of 6,740. It is just south of the junction of the A6 and A14 in the borough of Kettering. The two-mile A6 bypass opened in October 1991.-History:...
, NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,... - Chalfont & Latimer stationChalfont & Latimer stationChalfont & Latimer station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Travelcard Zone 8 on the Metropolitan Line, in Buckinghamshire. It is the junction between the through service to and a shuttle service every half an hour to...
(London UndergroundLondon UndergroundThe London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
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United States
- Latimer, IowaLatimer, IowaLatimer is a city in Franklin County, Iowa, United States. The population was 535 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Latimer is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Latimer, KansasLatimer, KansasLatimer is a city in Morris County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20.-History:In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Topeka through Latimer to Herington...
- Latimer, MississippiLatimer, MississippiLatimer is a census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Latimer County, OklahomaLatimer County, OklahomaLatimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 10,692. Its county seat is Wilburton.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water....
Other
- R. v. Latimer (1997)R. v. Latimer (1997)R. v. Latimer [1997] 1 S.C.R. 217, was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in the controversial case of Robert Latimer, a Saskatchewan farmer convicted of murdering his disabled daughter Tracy...
, Canadian judicial decision - R. v. LatimerR. v. LatimerR. v. Latimer [2001] 1 S.C.R. 3, was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in the controversial case of Robert Latimer, a Saskatchewan farmer convicted of murdering his disabled daughter Tracy Latimer. The case had sparked an intense national debate as to the ethics of what was claimed as a...
(2001), Canadian judicial decision
See also
- LatimeriaLatimeriaLatimeria is a genus comprising the living species of coelacanth.-Biological characteristics:Based on growth rings in their ear bones , scientists infer that individual coelacanths may live as long as 80 to 100 years. Coelacanths live as deep as 700 m below sea level, but are more commonly...
- Latymer (disambiguation)
- Baron Latymer
- Lattimore (disambiguation)