MORRIS KETCHUM

'Morris Ketchum' (February 1796 – January 1 1880)^[1] was an American banker and financier of the 19th century. In 1832 he partnered with Thomas Rogers and Jasper Grosvenor to form the manufacturing firm of Rogers, Ketchum and Grosvenor; this firm eventually grew into Rogers Locomotive Works, the second most popular steam locomotive manufacturing company in North America.^[2]
Ketchum was also a director of the Illinois Central Railroad. During his time on the board, he was able to funnel many of that railroad's locomotive orders to Rogers.^[3]
Morris Ketchum, with his son Edward B. Ketchum, led the financial firm of Ketchum, Son and Company in New York City. Edward was later found to have embezzled nearly $2.5 million to cover his losses in the 1860s; it was Morris's good reputation that kept the public from suspecting Edward of embezzlement for a time.^[4]

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1. The Ancestors of Julia Stimson Thorne Reitwiesner, William Addams
2. Rogers locomotives: A brief history and construction list, Moshein, Peter and Rothfus, Robert R., , , Railroad History, 1992
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4. Financial History Kalinke, Tom