Richard Lee Metcalfe
American politician (1861–1954)
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Richard Lee Metcalfe (October 11, 1861 – March 31, 1954) was an American politician and editor who was the last military governor of Panama Canal Zone and one-time mayor of Omaha, Nebraska.[1]
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byMaurice Hudson Thatcher
Succeeded byGeorge Washington Goethals
as 1st civil governor
as 1st civil governor
BornNovember 11, 1861
Upper Alton, Illinois, U.S.
Richard Lee Metcalfe | |
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| Military Governor of Panama Canal Zone | |
| In office 1913–1914 | |
| Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
| Preceded by | Maurice Hudson Thatcher |
| Succeeded by | George Washington Goethals as 1st civil governor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1861 Upper Alton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 31, 1954 (aged 92) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Children | Theodore W. Metcalfe |
Biography
Metcalfe was born on October 11, 1861, to Richard Lee Metcalfe and Ellen Tazewell Edwards.[1] He began his career as an editor at the Omaha World-Herald, where he also authored a biography of William Jennings Bryan.
Metcalfe ran for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Nebraska in the 1912 election but lost to John H. Morehead.
He died on March 31, 1954, in Omaha, Nebraska.[2][1]