William Ketchum

1798 (age 78)

Bloomfield, New York

He moved to Buffalo in 1819, and became a partner at a merchant house that handled furs and hats. He was one of the founders of the original Bank of Buffalo along with Major Andre Andrews and Hiram Pratt. Ketchum served as a Buffalo Village Trustee prior to the city"s incorporation, and later served on the Erie County Board of Supervisors. On March 5, 1844, he ran successfully as the Whig candidate for mayor. He did not run for re-election in 1845. In 1851 he was appointed collector of the port of Buffalo by President Millard Fillmore. He retired from the fur and hat business in 1857. In 1861, he patented the Ketchum Grenade, which was used by the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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William Ketchum was born on March 2, 1798 in Bloomfield, New New York

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He moved to Buffalo in 1819, and became a partner at a merchant house that handled furs and hats. He was one of the founders of the original Bank of Buffalo along with Major Andre Andrews and Hiram Pratt. Ketchum served as a Buffalo Village Trustee prior to the city"s incorporation, and later served on the Erie County Board of Supervisors.

On March 5, 1844, he ran successfully as the Whig candidate for mayor.

He did not run for re-election in 1845. In 1851 he was appointed collector of the port of Buffalo by President Millard Fillmore.

He retired from the fur and hat business in 1857. In 1861, he patented the Ketchum Grenade, which was used by the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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