Henry Harrison Metcalf

Background

Metcalf, Henry Harrison was born on April 7, 1841 in Newport, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Joseph P. and Lucy (Gould) Metcalf.

Education

Mount Caesar Seminary, Swanzey, New Hampshire (U.S.) Bachelor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1865. Studied law with Honorary Edmund Burke, Newport, New Hampshire (U.S.)

Honorary Master of Arts, Dartmouth, 1913.

Career

Admitted to bar, 1866. Editor White Mountain Republic, Littleton, 1867-1868, The People, Concord, 1868-1872. Purchased White Mountain Republic and conducted it, 1872-1874.

Established the Democratic Press, Dover, New Hampshire (U.S.), editing same, 1874-1879.

Editor Manchester Daily Union, 1879-1882, Concord People and Patriot, 1882-1892. Founded the Granite Monthly at Dover, 1877, later moved it to Concord and published same until 1919.

Delaware to every Democratic State Convention of New Hampshire (U.S.), since 1867(president 1900). Secretary Democratic State Committee, 1869-1870.

Candidate for Congress, 1910.

Delegate New Hampshire (U.S.) Constitutional Convention, 1919-1923. State historian of New Hampshire (U.S.), since 1913. Lecturer, New Hampshire (U.S.) State Grange, 1897-1903.

Vice president

New Hampshire (U.S.) Universalist State Convention, 1906-1915 (trustee 1918-1924. Elected life member). Secretary Concord Board of Trade, 1892-1901, 02, 13, New Hampshire (U.S.) Board Trade, 1907-1916.

President New Hampshire (U.S.) Old Home Week Association, 1914-1929.

Secretary New Hampshire (U.S.) Sunday Law Committee, 1920-1921, New Hampshire (U.S.) Ter-Centenary Committee, 1921-1923, Sesqui-Centennial Committee, 1925-1926. Editor: New Hampshire Women, 1895.

New Hampshire Agriculture, 1897. Harry Bingham Memorial, 1910.

One Thousand New Hampshire Notables, 1919.

New Hampshire in History, 1922. Sullivan County Recollections, 1926. New Hampshire Democrat, 1924.

Granite Monthly, 1927.

Home: Concord, New Hampshire (U.S.)

Achievements

• Henry Harrison Metcalf has been listed as a noteworthy editor, public by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Mary Jane Jackson, December 18, 1869. Children: Harry Bingham, Edmund Burke, Laura Prucia (Mistress Harlan C. Pearson).

Father:

Joseph P. Metcalf

Mother:

Lucy (Gould) Metcalf

Spouse:

Mary Jane Jackson

child:

Harry Bingham Metcalf

child:

Edmund Burke Metcalf

child:

Laura Prucia Metcalf (Mistress Harlan C. Pearson)