Wiliam H. Ketcham | |
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Born | Wiliam Henry Ketcham June 1, 1868 Sumner, Iowa, US |
Died | November 14, 1921 Tucker, Mississippi, US | (aged 53)
Education | St. Charles College |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Wiliam Henry Ketcham (June 1, 1868 – November 14, 1921), also known as Father Ketcham or Ketchum, was the Director of the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, and Commissioner of the U.S. Board of Indian Commissioners. His Catholic missionary work earned him the honorary names "Wambli Wakita" or Watching Eagle in Sioux and "Apostle of the Indians."