Henry B. Metcalfe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry B. Metcalfe

American politician

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1805

Place of Birth: Albany, New York, United States

Date of Death: 07-Feb-1881

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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 from 1826 to 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 on February 7, 1881.
He was interred in the Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, New York.