Ralph Metcalf

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Not to be confused with the 20th-century Illinois congressman Ralph Metcalfe or Ralph Metcalf (North Dakota politician).

Ralph Metcalf

25th Governor of New Hampshire
In office June 7, 1855 – June 4, 1857
Preceded by	Nathaniel B. Baker
Succeeded by	William Haile
Personal details
Born	November 21, 1798 Charlestown, New Hampshire
Died	August 26, 1858 Claremont, New Hampshire
Political party	Know Nothing Party
Spouse(s)	Lucretia Ann Bingham Martha Ann Gilmore
Alma mater	Dartmouth College
Profession	Attorney

Ralph Metcalf (November 21, 1798 – August 26, 1858) was an American lawyer and politician from Newport, New Hampshire. He served two terms as governor of New Hampshire.

Born in 1798 in Charlestown, New Hampshire, Metcalf was the candidate of the Know Nothing Party, and both of his elections were unusual. In 1855 he won in a four-way race against a Whig and two candidates fielded by a fractured Democratic Party. In 1856 the same field resulted in a race so close that the election was thrown into the House of Representatives, which re-elected Metcalf. He died in 1858 in Claremont, New Hampshire, and is buried at the Hope Hill Cemetery in North Charlestown, New Hampshire.

External links

Metcalf at New Hampshire's Division of Historic Resources

Political offices
Preceded by Nathaniel B. Baker	Governor of New Hampshire 1855–1857	Succeeded by William Haile

v t e Governors of New Hampshire

Weare Langdon Sullivan Langdon Sullivan J. Bartlett Gilman Langdon J. Smith Langdon Plumer Gilman Plumer S. Bell Woodbury Morril Pierce J. Bell Pierce Harvey Dinsmoor Badger Hill Page Hubbard Steele Colby Williams Dinsmoor Jr. Martin Baker Metcalf Haile Goodwin Berry Gilmore Smyth Harriman Stearns Weston Straw Weston Cheney Prescott Head C. Bell Hale Currier Sawyer Goodell Tuttle J. B. Smith Busiel Ramsdell Rollins Jordan Bachelder McLane Floyd Quinby Bass Felker R. Spaulding Keyes J. H. Bartlett A. Brown F. Brown Winant H. Spaulding Tobey Winant Bridges Murphy Blood Dale Adams H. Gregg Dwinell Powell King Peterson Thomson Gallen Roy (acting) Sununu J. Gregg Merrill Shaheen Benson Lynch Hassan

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 46668617 LCCN: nr97021860

Persondata
Name	Metcalf, Ralph
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 21, 1798
Place of birth
Date of death	August 26, 1858
Place of death

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