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
