Earle O. Latham (1908–1999) was born in

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Biography

Education

He attended

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School of Banking and

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Graduate School of Management.

Career

During 46 years of employment, Latham rose from a messenger to serve as the First Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. He was designated as a special emissary for the

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to the State of

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in 1963-1964 to establish the

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Personal life

Latham married Harriet Irene Morrison of Malden, Massachusetts in 1936. They had two children; Patricia Ruth Latham (1938–1956) and O. Bradley Latham (1940-). Earle Latham taught banking at

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. He was an officer of the

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and served on many boards of charitable organizations, such as the

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Retirement

In retirement, he moved to

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, where he served for many years as the Chairman of the Boxford Conservation Commission. {{DEFAULTSORT:Latham, Earle O. 1908 births 1999 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople American bankers American Bankers Association Boston University alumni Columbia Business School alumni Harvard University staff Rutgers University alumni