Richard Lee Metcalfe
| Richard Lee Metcalfe | |
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Metcalfe in 1913
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| Military Governor of Panama Canal Zone | |
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In office 1913–1914 |
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| 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 |
| Died | March 31, 1954 (aged 92) Omaha, Nebraska |
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.
He was born on October 11, 1861 to Richard Lee Metcalfe and Ellen Tazewell Edwards.
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.
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