Winthrop Welles Ketcham | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office June 26, 1876 – December 6, 1879 | |
| Appointed by | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | Wilson McCandless |
| Succeeded by | Marcus W. Acheson |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's12th district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – July 19, 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Lazarus Denison Shoemaker |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Stanton |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the10th district | |
| In office 1859–1862 | |
| Preceded by | James H. Walton |
| Succeeded by | Howkin B. Beardslee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Winthrop Welles Ketcham (1820-06-29)June 29, 1820 |
| Died | December 6, 1879(1879-12-06) (aged 59) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| Resting place | Hollenback Cemetery,Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Whig (until 1854) Republican (from 1854) |
| Education | read law |
Winthrop Welles Ketcham (sometimes spelledKetchum, June 29, 1820 – December 6, 1879) was aUnited States representative fromPennsylvania and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Born on June 29, 1820, inWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,[1] Ketcham pursued classical studies.[2] He was an instructor atWyoming Seminary inKingston, Pennsylvania from 1844 to 1847, and atGirard College inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania in 1848 and 1849.[3][2] Heread law in the offices ofLazarus Denison Shoemaker andCharles Denison and was admitted to the bar January 8, 1850.[4][2] He entered private practice in Wilkes-Barre from 1850 to 1855.[1] Ketcham became aRepublican when that party was first organized in 1854, having been aWhig prior to that time.[5] He wasprothonotary forLuzerne County, Pennsylvania from 1855 to 1858.[1] He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives in 1858.[1] He was a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the10th district from 1859 to 1861.[6][1] He was a delegate to the1860 and1864 Republican National Conventions.[2] He resumed private practice in Wilkes-Barre from 1861 to 1863.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1864 to the39th United States Congress.[2] He was solicitor for theCourt of Claims from 1864 to 1866.[1] He again resumed private practice in Wilkes-Barre from 1867 to 1873.[1] In 1868, he was a presidential elector from Pennsylvania, and cast his vote forUlysses S. Grant.[5] In 1866, 1869, and 1872, he received votes in the Republican state conventions for the office ofGovernor of Pennsylvania.[5]
Ketcham was elected as aRepublican fromPennsylvania's 12th congressional district to theUnited States House of Representatives of the44th United States Congress and served from March 4, 1875, until July 19, 1876, when he resigned to accept a federal judicial appointment.[2]
Ketcham was nominated by PresidentUlysses S. Grant on June 7, 1876, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by JudgeWilson McCandless.[1] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on June 26, 1876, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on December 6, 1879, due to his death inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1] He was interred in Hollenback Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre.[2]
Ketcham's father, Lewis N. Ketcham, was a painter and cabinet-maker. At an early age Ketcham assisted his father in painting buildings in the city andlock-houses along the canal.[5] In 1846, he married Sarah Urquhart, with whom he had a daughter, Ella, and a son, J. Marshall.[5]
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| Preceded by James H. Walton | Member of thePennsylvania State Senate,10th district 1859–1862 | Succeeded by Howkin B. Beardslee |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 12th congressional district 1875–1876 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 1876–1879 | Succeeded by |
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