Winthrop Welles Ketcham
Winthrop Welles Ketcham (1820-1879) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
He was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on June 7, 1876. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 26, 1876,[1] and received commission that same day. He served until his death on December 6, 1879. Ketcham was succeeded in this position by Marcus Wilson Acheson.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1850
Professional career
- Teacher, Girard College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1848-1849
- Private practice, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1850-1855
- Prothonotary, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 1855-1858
- Pennsylvania state representative, 1858
- Pennsylvania state senator, 1859-1861
- Private practice, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1861-1863
- Solicitor, U.S. Court of Claims, 1864-1866
- Private practice, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1867-1873
- U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1873-1876
Judicial career
Western District of Pennsylvania
Ketcham was nominated by President Ulysses Grant on June 7, 1876. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 26, 1876, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on December 6, 1879.[1] Ketcham was succeeded in this position by Marcus Wilson Acheson.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
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| Preceded by: Wilson McCandless |
Western District of Pennsylvania 1876–1879 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Marcus Wilson Acheson
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| 1869 |
Dillon • Drummond • Gresham • Hillyer • McKennan • Shepley • Woodruff • Woods | ||
| 1870 |
Blodgett • Bond • Bradley • Charles Daniel Drake • Emmons • Hopkins • Humphreys • Knowles • Longyear • MacArthur • Nixon • Sawyer • Strong • Winch | ||
| 1871 | Bradford • McKinney • Rives • Story • Swing | ||
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