Sidney Latham

Richard Sidney Latham

Full Name: Richard Sidney Latham
Date of birth: April 11, 1907
Date of death: February 7, 1983

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 33 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th   Democrat Longview / Gregg   Gregg, Smith
H 33 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (1)   Democrat Longview / Gregg   Gregg, Smith

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 33
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Longview / Gregg
Counties in district: Gregg, Smith
House District 33
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Longview / Gregg
Counties in district: Gregg, Smith

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, July 1983, p. 913. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

  • Richard Sidney Latham, death date 2/7/1983 in Dallas County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
  • Sidney Latham, birth date 4/11/1907, death date 2/7/1983, burial in Memory Park Cemetery, Longview, Harrison County, with spouse Iris Anderson Latham. Includes photo of Sidney and Iris L. Anderson Latham. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, Sidney Latham, 2/8/1983, p. 3. Former member of the Texas House of Representatives; Texas Secretary of State under Governor Coke R. Stevenson. Kilgore News Herald.
  • Obituary, "Dallas Services Set for Sidney Latham," 2/9/1983, p. 9-A. Longview News-Journal.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

44th R.S. - 1935
Enrolled Bills  
Judiciary  
Labor  
Oil Industry and 'Hot Oil Situation,' Special  
Oil, Gas and Mining (Chair) 
Rules  
43rd R.S. - 1933
Commerce and Manufactures (Vice Chair) 
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Education  
Labor  
Oil, Gas, and Mining  

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