Asbury Latimer

Asbury Churchwell Latimer
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 3, 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

• Asbury Latimer at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress