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.[5]
Morris Ketchum, with his son
Edward B. Ketchum, led the financial firm of
Ketchum, Son and Company in
New York City. His son Edward was later found to have embezzled nearly
$2.5 million to cover his losses in the 1860s;[7][8] it was Morris's good reputation that kept the public from suspecting Edward of embezzlement for a time.[9] Morris had to resign as president of the
Fourth National Bank of New York.[10]
Later career
After giving up his fortune to make good on his sons forgeries in 1865, Ketchum moved south and became interested in the Savannah Banking and Trust Company of
Savannah, Georgia, and the
Central Railroad.[3]
Personal life
Ketchum was married three times. His later marriage was to Margaret Miller (1807–1893),[11] a daughter of Judge Sylvanus Miller of
Long Island.[12] He was the father of three sons and two daughters that survived him, including:[3]
Charles Jessup Ketchum (1839–1893)
Landon Ketchum (1842–1910),[13] who married Ann Augusta Burritt (1842–1867), a daughter of Francis Burritt. After her death, he married Isabella Landon Jones (1838–1903).
Miller Ketchum (1842–1892), who married Mary W. Coffin in 1868.[12]
Margaret Ketchum (1847–1929), who married Dr. Willard Parker Jr., a son of surgeon
Willard Parker
^Moshein, Peter & Rothfus, Robert R. (1992). "Rogers locomotives: A brief history and construction list". Railroad History (167): 13–147.
^White, John H. Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830–1880. New York, NY: Dover Publications.
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^Kalinke, Tom (2004).
"Financial History". Museum of American Financial History. Archived from
the original on October 16, 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2005.
^Williams, Henry Clay (1893).
American Encyclopaedia of Biography. Hightstown, N.J.: Metropolitan Publishing and Engraving Co. pp.
123-124. Retrieved 16 January 2020.