Richard Lee Metcalfe

Richard Lee Metcalfe (October 11, 1861 – March 31, 1954) was an American politician and editor who 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 by	William Howard Taft
Preceded by	Maurice Hudson Thatcher
Succeeded by	George Washington Goethals as 1st civil governor
Personal details
Born	(1861-11-11)November 11, 1861 Upper Alton, Illinois, U.S.
Died	March 31, 1954(1954-03-31) (aged 92) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Children	Theodore W. Metcalfe

Biography

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]

External links

• Works by or about Richard Lee Metcalfe at the Internet Archive