Real estate broker.
Born at Ottawa, Ontario on 22 March 1867, son of James and Mary Latimer, he was educated at Ottawa and Winnipeg. In 1888, he began working as a real estate broker at Winnipeg. He moved to Lethbridge, Alberta in the early 1890s and to British Columbia in 1906. By 1911, he was a partner in the firm of Latimer Ney and McTavish Limited with offices at 419 Pender Street, Vancouver. He also was a police magistrate and county court clerk.
He married Frances Helena Simpson (1867-1942) at Lethbridge, Alberta and they had two daughters: Mary Isabelle Latimer (1893-1970, wife of ? Lennard) and Kathleen Bruce Latimer (1898-1900). In 1911, the family lived at 1165 Nelson Street, Vancouver. His recreations included all outdoor sports.
He died at Vancouver, British Columbia on 7 January 1941 and was buried in the Mountain View Cemetery.
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911.
Obituary, The Province, 10 January 1941, page 26.
Frances Helena Simpson Latimer, FindAGrave.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 September 2024
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