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Thomas E. Latimer | |
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| 32nd Mayor of Minneapolis | |
| In office July 8, 1935 – July 4, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | A. G. Bainbridge |
| Succeeded by | George E. Leach |
| State Secretary of the Socialist Party of Minnesota | |
| In office 1912–1914 | |
| Preceded by | Jay E. Nash |
| Succeeded by | Fred Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 6, 1879 Hilliard, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 6, 1937 (aged 58) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Farmer-Labor |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist before 1919 |
| Spouse(s) | May Helser (1905, divorce) Elsie Henry (?-1932, her death) Mildred Unger (1934-1937, his death) |
| Children | 1 |
Thomas Erwin Latimer (April 6, 1879 – November 6, 1937) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party mayor of Minneapolis from 1935 to 1937. His mayoral term coincided with a period of labor unrest in the city. Prior to that, Latimer worked as a lawyer on the freedom of the press dispute that ultimately resulted in the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Near v. Minnesota. Latimer is of no direct relation to former St. Paul mayor George Latimer.