Edward Geoffrey Lattin (May 9, 1920 – July 24, 1992) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of

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in the

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from 1978 to 1982 as a member of the

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.Lisa Blackburn, "Former cabinet minister Lattin dies at 72". ''

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'', July 29, 1992. Born in

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in 1920, Lattin moved to Yukon in 1952. He worked as a railway foreman for several years until he and his brother Con bought Northland Beverages, a local

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distributor in 1958; they subsequently also purchased

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's Fort Yukon Hotel, where Lattin was manager until his election to the legislature. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for

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in a by-election in 1976. First elected in the

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, he suffered a heart attack in the legislative assembly in April 1979. He was appointed to the

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as Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs in 1980. He was admitted to hospital in December 1981 with chest pains from a suspected second heart attack, but was not considered to be in serious condition as he had been able to drive himself to the hospital. He held the cabinet role until the 1982 Yukon general election, in which he was defeated by

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of the

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. He died on July 24, 1992, from a heart attack.

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1920 births 1992 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Yukon Politicians from Edmonton Politicians from Whitehorse Yukon Party MLAs {{Yukon-politician-stub