1876 Biography - John F. Latham

John Fiser Latham was born in Johnson County, Illinois, May 26, 1831. He was brought up on a farm, and attended such common schools as the country then furnished, which were irregular and poorly taught. Yet he struggled against adversity, and in 1857 commenced the study of medicine under Dr. S. H. Bundy; practiced in Saline County, Illinois, till 1868, when he attended a course of lectures at Keokuk, Iowa. In 1868, he attended a course of law lectures, and was admitted to the bar in March of that year; was elected Justice of the Peace in 1856, in Williamson County, and, in 1875, was appointed a Notary Public by Gov. Beveridge.

Contributed 2022 Apr 22 by Norma Hass, extracted from 1876 Atlas of the State of Illinois, page 241.

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