Richard Lee Metcalfe
Appearance
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 | Upper Alton, Illinois | November 11, 1861
Died | March 31, 1954 Omaha, Nebraska | (aged 92)
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]
Biography
He 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.
He died on March 31, 1954 in Omaha, Nebraska.[2][1]
External links
References
- ^ 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.