Morton Latham

Morton Latham (died 5 November 1931) was a composer, musicologist, and secretary of the London Bach Choir.

The son of Alfred Latham, Governor of the Bank of England, he was educated at Harrow School and the University of Cambridge.

He began training as a solicitor, but ill heath meant he had to abandon his studies. Resident in Edmonton, he became Chairman of the Edmonton Board of Guardians and was Chairman of the Edmonton Petty Sessions for nearly twenty years.

When the first Middlesex County Council was formed in 1889 he was chosen as an alderman, serving until 1895.

He moved to 'Hollowdene', Frensham in Surrey and was a member of Farnham Rural District Council for thirty-two years.

His monumental inscription in Frensham Parish Church is shown here:.