Raymond Lee Lathan (1915–1996) was an American politician who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography Lathan was born on April 4, 1915, in Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from Industrial High School before attending theological seminary. He graduated from Selma University Theological Seminary and from Detroit School of Ministry."Wisconsin Blue Book 1964, Biographical Sketch of Raymond Lee Lathan, pg. 54 Lathan was pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Milwaukee and was involved in the Civil Rights Movement. He died on May 29, 1996, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.'Lathan spent life searching for justice,' Eldon Knoche, Milwaukee Sentinel Journal, May 30, 1996, 7B
Career Lathan was elected to the Assembly in 1962. He was a Democrat.
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