Richard Lee Metcalfe (October 11, 1861 – March 31, 1954) was the last military Governor of Panama Canal Zone and one-time Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska.[1]
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
editMetcalfe 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]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Metcalfe Held Varied Jobs". Omaha World-Herald. March 31, 1954.
- ^ "R. L. Metcalfe Dead. First Civil Governor of Canal Zone, Former Editor, Was 92". New York Times. April 1, 1954.
