Henry B. Metcalfe

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Henry B. Metcalfe, Congressman from New York

Henry Bleecker Metcalfe (January 20, 1805 – February 7, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Albany, New York, Metcalfe moved to New York City in 1811 and to Richmond County in 1816. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New York City in 1826. He served as prosecuting attorney of Richmond County 1826–1832.

Metcalfe was elected county judge in 1840 and served until 1841 when he resigned. He resumed his position of county judge in 1847 and remained until 1875.

Metcalfe was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Forty-fourth Congress). He died in Richmond, Staten Island, New York, February 7, 1881. He was interred in the Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, New York.

Sources

Henry B. Metcalfe at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Henry B. Metcalfe at Find a Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Henry Joel Scudder	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st congressional district 1875–1877	Succeeded by James W. Covert

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Name	Metcalfe, Henry Bleecker
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 20, 1805
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Date of death	February 7, 1881
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