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George Latimer (escaped slave)
American escaped enslaved person
George Washington Latimer | |
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Lithograph by Thayer & Co. (Boston, Mass.) | |
| Born | ()July 4, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 29, () (aged&#;77) Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Latimer, Charlotte (Williams) Saunders, Mary (Turner) Williams |
| Children | George A.
Latimer, William H. Latimer, Margaret Ann Latimer Hawley, and Lewis Howard Latimer |
| Parent(s) | Mitchell Latimer and Margaret Olmsted |
George Washington Latimer (July 4, &#; May 29, [1]) was an escaped slave whose case became a major political issue in Massachusetts.
Early life
George Washington Latimer was born in Norfolk, Virginia. His father, Samuel Mitchell Latimer (c), was of a white, slave owning household, of Elizabeth City, Virginia. His mother, Margaret Olmsted, a woman who was enslaved by his uncle Edward A.
Latimer.[2] In the early part of his life he was enslaved by a man named Edwa