Morris Ketchum (February 5, 1796 – January 1, 1880)[1] was an American banker and financier of the 19th century.
Ketchum was born on February 5, 1796, at Waterford in Saratoga County, New York.
[5] In the 1860s, he partnered with Peter Cooper, John Jacob Astor Jr., Hamilton Fish and others to form a new committee, the Special Council of Hygiene and Public Health.
[10] After giving up his fortune to make good on his sons forgeries in 1865, Ketchum moved south and became interested in the Savannah Banking and Trust Company of Savannah, Georgia, and the Central Railroad.
[12] He was the father of three sons and two daughters that survived him, including:[3] Ketchum died at his home, 19 Washington Square in New York City, on January 1, 1880.