Harry Ranck Metzler

Background

Metzler, Harry Ranck was born on October 2, 1887 in Paradise, Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Isaac Eby and Mary Ann (Ranck) Metzler.

Education

Student in public schools, Pennsylvania. Diploma Pennsylvania Business College.

Career

1 adopted son, Philip R. Clerk Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, 1910. Member Pennsylvania State Police 1911-1913. Director Poultry Producers Cooperative Exchange, 1932-1943.

Manager Lancaster County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, 1934-1940, secretary-treasurer, from 1940.

Chairman Peoples Mortgage Company, from 1955. County commissioner Lancaster County, 1939-1955.

Director Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Farm Bureau Fire Insurance Company, Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company, Peoples Development Company, Peoples Broadcasting Company, Peoples Research & Manufacturing Company, Approved Finance Company, Mutual Income Fund, Nationwide Corporation (all Farm Bureau insurance companies) from 1955. Member finance committee all Nationwide Insurance companies and subsidiaries.

Road supervisor Paradise Township, 1926-1940.

Member Lancaster Airport Commission, 1948-1952.

Achievements

• Harry Ranck Metzler has been listed as a noteworthy insurance executive. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Pennsylvania State Police 1911-1913. Member finance committee all Nationwide Insurance companies and subsidiaries. Road supervisor Paradise Township, 1926-1940.

Member Lancaster Airport Commission, 1948-1952.

Member Lancaster County Agricultural Extension Association (trustee 1926-1940, treasurer 1934-1940).

Connections

Married Mary G. Leaman, February 6, 1913 (deceased). Married second, Miriam Mann Barton, May 13, 1949. Children: Elsie, Albert, Dorothy (Mistress East. Earl Walton), Henry (killed in action, France, World World World War II).

Father:

Isaac Eby Metzler

Mother:

Mary Ann (Ranck) Metzler

Spouse:

second

Spouse:

Mary G. Leaman

child:

Dorothy Metzler (Mistress East. Earl Walton)

child:

World World World War II) Metzler

child:

Henry (killed in action Metzler

child:

Elsie Metzler

child:

France Metzler

child:

Albert Metzler