Winthrop Welles Ketcham (sometimes spelled Ketchum, June 29, 1820 – December 6, 1879) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Winthrop Welles Ketcham
Pennsylvania Western District Court
Born 1820 in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Died 1879 in Pittsburgh, PA
FJC ID: 1271
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- U.S. representative from Pennsylvania1873–1876
- Private practice, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania1850–1855, 1861–1863, 1867–1873
- Solicitor · 1864–1866
- PennsylvaniaState senator · 1859–1861
- Luzerne County, PennsylvaniaProthonotary · 1855–1858
- PennsylvaniaState representative · 1858
- Girard College, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaTeacher · 1848–1849
Appointments
1876–1879 · Appointed by Ulysses Grant (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law1850