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James P. Latta
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1909 – September 11, 1911
Preceded by	John Frank Boyd
Succeeded by	Dan V. Stephens
Member of theNebraska Senate
In office 1907
Member of theNebraska House of Representatives
In office 1887
Personal details
Born	(1844-10-31)October 31, 1844 nearAshland,Ohio
Died	September 11, 1911(1911-09-11) (aged 66) Rochester,Minnesota

James Polk Latta (October 31, 1844 – September 11, 1911) was aNebraskaDemocratic politician.

Born nearAshland, Ohio, he moved with his parents toJackson County, Iowa, in 1846. He attended school and worked on a farm. In 1863 he moved to theNebraska Territory to teach school inTekamah, Nebraska. He farmed and raised stock inBurt County, Nebraska, eventuality becoming interested in banking. He organized theFirst National Bank of Tekamah in 1890 and served as its president until his death.

He was elected to theNebraska House of Representatives in 1887 and to theNebraska Senate in 1907. He ran and won to represent as a democrat Nebraska's 3rd district to the Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses serving from March 4, 1909, to his death on September 11, 1911, inRochester, Minnesota. He is buried in the Tekamah Cemetery.

• List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1900–1949)

1. "Latta, James Polk".The Political Graveyard. RetrievedJanuary 23, 2006.
2. "Latta, James Polk".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. RetrievedJanuary 23, 2006.

• James P. Latta, late a representative from Nebraska, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1913
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