John C. Ketcham

John Clark Ketcham ( born January 1, 1873 in Toledo, Ohio; † December 4, 1941 in Hastings, Michigan ) was an American politician. Between 1921 and 1933 he represented the state of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Even in his birth year John Ketcham came with his parents to Maple Grove near Nashville in Michigan. He attended the public schools in the local Barry County, including the High School in Nashville. Between 1890 and 1899 Ketcham worked as a teacher; 1899 to 1907 he was inspector in Barry County. Between 1907 and 1914 he served as postmaster in Hastings. Politically, Ketcham member of the Republican Party. From 1902 to 1908 he was the regional chairman in Barry County. Between 1912 and 1920 led Ketcham the State Farm ( Michigan State Grange ). He also held lectures.

In the congressional elections of 1920 he was in the fourth electoral district of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Edward L. Hamilton on 4 March 1921. After five re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1933 six legislative periods. Shortly before the expiration of his last term of office of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution was adopted there. Since the end of 1929 the work of the Congress was shaped by the events of the Great Depression. In the 1932 elections Ketcham defeated Democrat George Ernest Foulkes. This election result was in the then federal trend in favor of the Democratic Party.

From 1933 to 1937 Ketcham president of the National Bank of Hastings. Between 1935 and 1937 he also served as insurance commissioner of its state. From 1938 until his death he was an advisor to the State Agency Counsel for the Michigan Bureau Chain Store. John Ketcham died on December 4, 1941 in Hastings, where he was also buried.