John C. Ketcham | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Edward L. Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | George E. Foulkes |
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| Born | (1873-01-01)January 1, 1873 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 1941(1941-12-04) (aged 68) Hastings, Michigan, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
John Clark Ketcham (January 1, 1873 – December 4, 1941) was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan.
Ketcham was born inToledo, Ohio, and moved with his parents toMaple Grove, Michigan nearNashville, the same year. He attended thecommon schools ofBarry County and high school at Nashville. He taught in rural and high schools from 1890 to 1899. Ketcham was county commissioner of schools for Barry County, 1899–1907, and chairman of theRepublican county committee, 1902–1908. He was postmaster ofHastings, 1907–1914; master of the Michigan State Grange, 1912–1920; and lecturer of theNational Grange, 1917–1921.
Ketcham was elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 4th congressional district to the67th United States Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1921, to March 3, 1933. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932, losing in the general election toDemocratGeorge E. Foulkes.
Ketcham was president of the National Bank of Hastings, 1933–1937; State commissioner of insurance, 1935–1937; and counsel for the Michigan Chain Store Bureau, 1938–1941. He died in Hastings and was interred there in Riverside Cemetery.
He was the son-in-law, ofSamuel Azariah Shelton, U.S. Representative fromMissouri's 16th congressional district, 1921–1923.
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