City: Nashville
LATTIN, John Thomas, assistant postmaster; born Somerville, Tenn., March 12, 1851; English and German descent; son of John Thomas and Margaret H. (Zellner) LATTIN; father, postmaster and merchant; paternal grandparents Thomas A. and Lucy (Davison) LATTIN, maternal grandparents Arnold and Margaret (Holmes) ZELLNER; educated Somerville (Tenn.) Male Academy; graduated in law at Cumberland University, B.L. degree, June 7, 1877; was Railway Postal Clerk, lawyer and merchant in early life; married Lydia LACY, February 2, 1886; Republican member of Legislature, 1872; Railway Postal Clerk, 1873-76; Postmaster Somerville, Tenn., 1879-85; Deputy County Court Clerk, 1886; Deputy Collector Internal Revenue, 1889-93; Assistant Postmaster Nashville, Tenn., since 1898; Christian Scientist.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
