William M. Ketchum

William M. Ketchum (1975)

William Matthew Ketchum (born September 2, 1921 in Los Angeles , California , †  June 24, 1978 in Bakersfield , California) was an American politician . Between 1973 and 1978 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Ketchum attended the public schools in his home country and the Military School in North Hollywood . Between 1939 and 1940 he graduated from the Colorado School of Mines . He then studied at the University of Southern California until 1942 . During the Second World War he served between 1942 and 1946 as a soldier in the US Army in the Pacific region. During the Korean War , he was drafted into the military again between 1950 and 1953. In between, he ran a hardware store from 1946 to 1950 , where he also sold auto parts. From 1953 to 1957 Ketchum was active in the trade. After that he worked as a farmer and rancher. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . From 1964 to 1966 he was a member of the state executive committee of his party. Between 1967 and 1972, Ketchum was a member of the California State Assembly . In 1968 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach , where Richard Nixon was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the 1972 congressional elections , Ketchum was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 36th  constituency of California , where he succeeded Bob Wilson on January 3, 1973 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on June 24, 1978 . Since 1975 he represented there as the successor to Bob Mathias the 18th district of his state. During his time as a congressman, the end of the Vietnam War and the Watergate affair fell among other things .

Web links

• William M. Ketchum in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)