William Ketchum (mayor)

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William Ketchum (March 2, 1798 - October 1, 1876) was the 14th Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York. He served from 1844 to 1845, and declined to run for a second term. Ketchum had previously served as a Buffalo Village Trustee prior to the city's incorporation, and later served on the Erie County Board of Supervisors. He ran as a Whig, then later as a Republican and a Hindoo, a splinter group of the Republican Party.

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Buffalo Mayor, March, 1844
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Oliver G. Steele 1,389 46.4 -11.4
Whig William Ketchum 1,602 53.6 +11.4
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NAME Ketchum, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION 14th mayor of Buffalo, NY
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH Bloomfield, New York
DATE OF DEATH October 1, 1876
PLACE OF DEATH