Lorenzo Latham
Founder of Alpha delta Phi
About Lorenzo Latham
Lived 1812 – 1860 (aged 47–48).
Lorenzo L. Latham (February 10, 1812 – December 27, 1860) was an American newspaper editor and publisher. He was a founder of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.
Early life Latham was born in Massachusetts on February 10, 1812.
He attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. Eells and Latham were in charge of drafting the fraternity's constitution and designing its badge.
Career Latham became a teacher in Natchez, Mississippi. Lathem and Johnson co-edited and co-published the newspaper. He was an associate editor of the Picayune in New Orleans from 1853 to 1860. They had two children, H. J. Latham and James Lathem.
On December 27, 1860, Latham died from pneumonia at his home in Jefferson, Louisiana at the age of 48.
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Who was Lorenzo Latham?
Founder of Alpha delta Phi
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Lorenzo Latham was born in 1812.
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Lorenzo Latham died in 1860.
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