Talk:William Ketchum (mayor)

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Inventor of Ketchum Grenade Reference Appears Incorrect[edit]

Posted October 29, 2014

William Ketchum (no initial) was the Mayor of Buffalo, NY in 1844. William F. Ketchum (also of Buffalo, NY) was the inventor of the Ketchum Grenade, patented on August 20, 1861 via U.S. patent number 33,089.

These are two different men, and their relationship (if any) is not known at this time. Please remove the reference to 1844 Buffalo-Mayor William Ketchum being the inventor of the Ketchum Grenade because that information appears to be incorrect.

If you refer to Walker’s Buffalo (NY) City Directory of 1844, published by Horatio N. Walker, you will see these two men listed on page #136 as immediately below (edited for clarity).

- Ketchum, William; mayor; hat store at 202 Main St.; home at 52 East Seneca St. (all Buffalo, NY)

- Ketchum, William F., jeweler at 59 Huron St.

Thank you for making the above-requested change.

Brian Szafranski, Elma, NY USA; webmaster of BuffaloPitts.com 05:24, 29 October 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brian Szafranski (talk • contribs)