Milton Latham

6th Governor of California
Political Party 	Democratic
Term 	January 9, 1860 - January 14, 1860  (32)
Lieutenant Governor	John G. Downey
Predecessor 	John B. Weller
Successor 	John G. Downey
Full Name 	Milton Slocum Latham
Birth 	
May 23, 1827
Columbus, Ohio
Father 	Bela Latham  (1794-1858)
Mother 	Julia Sterritt  (1802-1838)
Brothers 	
William Arthur Latham  (1824-1859)
James Hoge Latham  (1830-1876)
Theodore Latham  (1833-1833)
Allen Latham  (1841-1912, Paternal Half-Brother)
Edward Hempstead Latham  (1842-1928, Paternal Half-Brother)
Frank Bela Latham  (1847-1911, Paternal Half-Brother)
Sisters 	
Mary Latham McKee  (1822-1864)
Julia Latham  (1840-1840, Paternal Half-Sister)
Alma Mater	Jefferson College  (1845)
Occupation	
President of the New York Stock and Mining Exchange  (1879-1882)
Chief of the San Franciso Branch of London and San Francisco Bank Limited  (1863-1879)
U.S. Senator from California  (1860-1863)
U.S. Customs Collector for the Port of San Francisco, California  (1856-1857)
Representative from California's At-large District  (1853-1855)
District Attorney of Sacramento, California  (1851-1852)
Recording Clerk for San Francisco County, California  (1850-1851)
Circuit Court Clerk for Russell County, Alabama  (1848-1850)
Lawyer
Teacher
Death 	
March 4, 1882
New York City, New York
(54 years)
Marriages
Sophie Birdsall  (1835-1867)	
Married 1858
Widowed 1867
(9 years)
Mary McMullen  (1847-1939) 	
Married 1870
(12 years)
Children
James Sterritt Latham 	
Born 1860
Died 1880
(20 years)
Milton Slocum Latham Jr.	
Born 1872
Died 1882
(10 years)