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Morris Ketchum

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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. ^{{cite web| author=Reitwiesner, William Addams| url=http://www.wargs.com/political/thorne.html| title=The Ancestors of Julia Stimson Thorne| accessdate=October 11, 2005}}
2. ^{{cite journal|author1=Moshein, Peter |author2=Rothfus, Robert R. |lastauthoramp=yes | year=1992| title=Rogers locomotives: A brief history and construction list| journal=Railroad History| issue=167| pages=13–147 }}
3. ^{{White - History of the American locomotive}} p. 24.
4. ^{{cite web| author=Kalinke, Tom| publisher=Museum of American Financial History| year=2004| url=http://www.financialhistory.org/fh/2000/evening.htm| title=Financial History| accessdate=October 7, 2005 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20051016183247/http://www.financialhistory.org/fh/2000/evening.htm |archivedate = October 16, 2005}}

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