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
Military Governor of Panama Canal Zone
In office
1913–1914
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byMaurice Hudson Thatcher
Succeeded byGeorge Washington Goethals
as 1st civil governor
Personal details
Born(1861-11-11)November 11, 1861
Upper Alton, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMarch 31, 1954(1954-03-31) (aged 92)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
ChildrenTheodore W. Metcalfe

Biography

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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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Metcalfe Held Varied Jobs". Omaha World-Herald. March 31, 1954.
  2. ^ "R. L. Metcalfe Dead. First Civil Governor of Canal Zone, Former Editor, Was 92". New York Times. April 1, 1954.
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Nebraska
(Class 1)

1928
Succeeded by
Preceded by Military Governor of Panama Canal Zone
1913–1914
Succeeded by