William M. Ketchum

American politician (1921-1978)
Person human Q1717694
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William M. Ketchum

Summary

William M. Ketchum is a human[1]. Born in Los Angeles[2], he… he was born on +1921-09-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Bakersfield[4]. He died on +1978-06-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Los Angeles[2], William M. Ketchum…
  • William M. Ketchum died in Bakersfield[4].
  • William M. Ketchum was born on +1921-09-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William M. Ketchum died on +1978-06-24T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William M. Ketchum held citizenship in United States[8].
  • William M. Ketchum worked as a politician[6].
  • William M. Ketchum held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[9].
  • William M. Ketchum held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[10].
  • William M. Ketchum held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[11].
  • William M. Ketchum held the position of member of the United States House of Representatives[12].
  • William M. Ketchum's education included a stint at University of Southern California[13].
  • William M. Ketchum was educated at Colorado School of Mines[14].
  • William M. Ketchum's image is recorded as William Ketchum.png[15].
  • William M. Ketchum is recorded as male[16].
  • William M. Ketchum's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William M. Ketchum was affiliated with the Republican Party[18].
  • William M. Ketchum's ISNI is recorded as 0000000020345146[19].
  • William M. Ketchum's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 11114638[20].
  • William M. Ketchum's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79009152[21].
  • William M. Ketchum's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 150824332[22].
  • William M. Ketchum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rj_ts[23].
  • William M. Ketchum's family name is recorded as Ketchum[24].
  • William M. Ketchum's given name is recorded as William[25].
  • William M. Ketchum's work location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[26].
  • William M. Ketchum's US Congress Bio ID is recorded as K000153[27].

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Origins and Family

William M. Ketchum was born in Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1921-09-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Southern California[13], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1880[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and Colorado School of Mines[14], a research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1873[34], headquartered in Golden[35].

Career and Affiliations

William M. Ketchum worked as a politician[6]. Positions held include member of the United States House of Representatives[9], a member of parliament[36], in United States[37].

Personal Life

William M. Ketchum was affiliated with the Republican Party[18].

Death and Burial

William M. Ketchum died on +1978-06-24T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Bakersfield[4].

Why It Matters

William M. Ketchum ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was William M. Ketchum born?

William M. Ketchum was born in Los Angeles[2].

Where did William M. Ketchum die?

William M. Ketchum passed away in Bakersfield[4].

What did William M. Ketchum do for work?

William M. Ketchum worked as politician[6].

Where did William M. Ketchum go to school?

William M. Ketchum was educated at University of Southern California[13] and Colorado School of Mines[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at University of Southern California, Colorado School of Mines
    Place of death Bakersfield
    Prabook id 1056129
    Family name Ketchum
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