Richard Lee Metcalfe

Richard Lee Metcalfe
Military Governor of Panama Canal Zone
In office
1913–1914
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byMaurice Hudson Thatcher
Succeeded byGeorge Washington Goethals
as 1st civil governor
Personal details
Born(1861-11-11)November 11, 1861
Upper Alton, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMarch 31, 1954(1954-03-31) (aged 92)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
ChildrenTheodore W. Metcalfe
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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.

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