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Winthrop Welles Ketcham
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Winthrop Welles Ketcham served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Ulysses Grant and confirmed Jun 26, 1876.
- Appointed by
- Ulysses Grant
- Confirmed
- Jun 26, 1876
- Born
- 1820
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of PennsylvaniaUlysses Grant · Jun 26, 1876 – Dec 6, 1879
Education
- Read law1850
Career
Teacher, Girard College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1848-1849; Private practice, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1850-1855, 1861-1863, 1867-1873; Prothonotary, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 1855-1858; State representative, Pennsylvania, 1858; State senator, Pennsylvania, 1859-1861; Solicitor, U.S. Court of Claims, 1864-1866; U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, 1873-1876
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