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528 The city after some resistance fell into his hands on 20 Feb., 1802, and he immediately assumed command of the province, governing with such severity that a rebellion spread among the troops, who were disappointed in their hopes of pillage, and Gen. Ferraud, claiming to be the superior officer, deposed Kerverseau, imprisoned him, and finally sent him to France, where he died a few days after his arrival. See Hazard's " History of Santo Domingo" (New York, 1875).

KETCHAM, John H., congressman, b. in Dover, Dutchess co., N. Y., 21 Dec, 1831. He received a good education, became interested in agriculture, and in 1856-'7 was a member of the state assembly, serving in the senate in 1860-'l. He became colo- nel of the 150th New York regiment in 1862, bre- vetted brigadier-general of volunteers, 6 Dec, 1864, and major-general, 13 March, 1865, and received the full commission of brigadier-general of volun- teers on 1 April. He resigned to take his seat in congress, to which he had been elected as a Repub- lican, and served from 1865 till 1873. He was one of the representatives that were designated by the house to attend the funeral of Gen. S<jott in 1866, and during his service was a member of the com- mittees on expenditures in the post-office depart- ment and military affairs. In 1874-'7 he was one of the commissioners for the District of Columbia, and in 1876 he was a delegate to the Republican national convention. He was elected again to con- gress in 1876, and has since served by successive re-elections. His present term will expire in 1889.

KETCHAM, Leander Smith, jurist, b. in Marion, "Wayne co., N. Y., 31 Aug., 1818; d. in Clyde, Wayne co., N. Y., 27 March, 1870. He studied law while supporting himself, and in 1842 began to practise in Clyde. In 1852-'60 he was surrogate and judge of probate, and afterward en- gaged in agriculture. Not one of his decisions was reversed during the eight years of his service. Judge Ketcham rendered efficient service in rais- ing troops during the civil war, and was a member of the State constitutional convention of 1867.

KETCHUM, Annie Chambers, poet, b. in Scott county, Ky., 8 Nov., 1824. She was educated un- der private tutors, and received the degree of M. A. from Georgetown female college. Misfortune made it necessary for her to support herself, and in 1855-'8 she became principal of the high-school for girls in Memphis, Tenn. In 1858 she married Leonidas Ketchum, who died from wounds that he received at Shiloh in 1863 while serving as a Confederate officer. She then opened a normal school for ad- vanced pupils in Georgetown, Ky., and conducted it until 1866, when she returned to Memphis and there taught until 1869. Mrs. Ketchum is known as a teacher of elocution, and has appeared in pub- lic as a dramatic reader and lecturer. Among her best known poems are " Benny and his Kitten," " Dolores," " Semper Fidelis," " La Notte," and " Christmas Carillons." These have appeared both in southern newspapers and as special contributions to the larger magazines. In 1859 she established in Memphis " The Lotus," a monthly magazine, but abandoned it in 1861 in consequence of the civil war. Much of her work appeared in this journal, including a romance entitled " Rilla Motto," which was published only in part. She has also made translations from the Latin, German, and French, including M Marcella, a Russian Idyl " (New York, 1878). Her other works are " Nellie Bracken," a novel (Philadelphia, 1855) ; " Benny : A Christmas Ballad" (New York, 1869); "Lotus Flowers," a collection of poems (1878); "The Teacher's Em- pire," a series of essays on pedagogy contributed to educational journals in 1886; and " Botany for Academies and Colleges " (Philadelphia, 1887).

KETCHUM, William Scott, soldier, b. in Nor- folk, Conn., 7 July, 1813; d. in Baltimore, Md., 28 June, 1871. His father, Daniel, was a major in the regular army. The son was graduated at the U. S. military academy in 1834, served in garrisons on the frontier and in the war against the Semi- noles in Florida, and became in February, 1842, a captain in the 6th infantry. From 1842 till 1861 he was engaged in garrison duty on the western frontier and Pacific coast, and was promoted major in the 4th infantry in June, 1860. He became acting inspector-general of the Department of the Missouri in March, 1861, with headquarters at St. Louis. In February, 1862, he was made briga- dier-general of volunteers, and given charge of the organization of recruits in Harrisburg, Pa., and later served in the war department. During the latter part of the civil war he was connected with the quartermaster's department, and after being brevetted major-general, on 13 March, 1865, he was mustered out of the volunteer service. He then served on special duty in the adjutant-gener- al's department until 1870, when he was retired.

KETCHUM, Winthrop W., lawyer, b. in Wilkesbarre, Pa., 29 June, 1820 ; d. in Pittsburg, 6 Dec, 1879. He received an academic education, and for four years taught languages and mathe- matics in Wyoming seminary. Subsequently he studied law, and, after his admission to the bar in 1850, was for three years prothonotary of Lu- zerne county. He became a member of the legis- lature in 1858, and in 1859 of the state senate, was solicitor of the U. S. court of claims in 1864-'6, and then was elected to congress as a Republican, serving from 4 March, 1875, till 3 March, 1877. Later he received the appointment of judge of the U. S. courts for the western district of Pennsyl- vania, in which office he continued until his death.

KETTELL, Samuel, editor, b. in Newburyport, Mass., 5 Aug., 1800; d. in Maiden, Mass., 3 Dec, 1855. Early in life he assisted Samuel G. Good- rich in the preparation of part of his Peter Parley books, one of which he translated into modern Greek for amusement while on a voyage to Malta, and it was published in that language. He be- came an accomplished linguist, although self- taught, and mastered fourteen different languages. His humorous contributions to the Boston " Cou- rier," under the pen-names of " Peeping Tom " and " Timothy Titterwell," attracted notice, and in 1848 he became principal editor of that paper, holding the place till his death. He was a mem- ber of the Massachusetts legislature in 1851-'3, where, as a member of the committee on educa- tion, he wrote an elaborate minority report against the proposed introduction of the study of " pho- notypy " into the public schools, and secured the rejection of the plan. His principal work is " Speci- mens of American Poetry, with Critical and Bio- graphical Notices," and an historical introduction (3 vols., Boston, 1829); besides which he pub- lished "Personal Narrative of the First Voyage of Columbus " (1827), and " Records of the Span- ish Inquisition " (1828).

KEWLEY, John, clergyman, b. in England about 1770; d. in Belgium after 1816. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge, studied medicine, and practised his profession in the West Indies. He next came to the United States, where he studied for the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal church, and was ordained by Bishop Claggett in 1803. He was stationed at Alleghany, and was rector at Chester, Md., in 1805. He was rector in