Richard Lee Metcalfe
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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]
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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 | (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 |
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