Ralph Metcalf (New Hampshire politician)
| Ralph Metcalf | |
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| 25th Governor of New Hampshire | |
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In office June 7, 1855 – June 4, 1857 |
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| Preceded by | Nathaniel B. Baker |
| Succeeded by | William Haile |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
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In office 1852-1853 |
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| Born |
November 21, 1796 Charlestown, New Hampshire |
| Died | August 26, 1858 (aged 61) Claremont, New Hampshire |
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Democratic-Republican Democratic Know Nothing Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lucretia Ann Bingham Martha Ann Gilmore |
| Children | Ralph (1844-1905) Frances Elizabeth (b. 1845) |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Profession | Attorney |
Ralph Metcalf (November 21, 1796 – August 26, 1858) was an American lawyer and politician from New Hampshire who served two terms as Governor.
Ralph Metcalf was born in Charlestown, New Hampshire on November 21, 1796. He was educated locally and worked on the farm of his father, a veteran of the American Revolution, until deciding on a career in the law in 1818.
Metcalf graduated from the academy in Chester, Vermont and then attended Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1823. He then studied law with Henry Hubbard and attorney Richard Bartlett of Concord, and was admitted to the bar in 1826.
He practiced law in New Hampshire, first with George B. Upham, and later with David Hale. From 1828 to 1830 he practiced in Binghamton, New York, after which he returned to New Hampshire to open an office in Claremont.
In 1831 Metcalf was elected Secretary of State. He held this post until 1838, when he moved to Washington, D.C. to accept a position in the Department of the Treasury while Levi Woodbury of New Hampshire was serving as Secretary. In 1840 he returned to New Hampshire and practiced law, first in Plymouth, and later in Newport.
In 1845 he was appointed Register of Probate for Sullivan County. In 1848 he was appointed a trustee of the state asylum for the insane, and he served several more non-consecutive terms. He served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1852 to 1853. In 1853 he served on the state commission appointed to codify New Hampshire's statutes.
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