Lyne Metcalfe
Lyne Metcalfe | |
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Metcalfe, c. 1870 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Stone |
| Succeeded by | R. Graham Frost |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lyne Shackelford Metcalfe April 21, 1822 |
| Died | January 31, 1906 (aged 83) |
| Party | Republican |
| Relations | Edward Leigh Chase (grandson) Frank Swift Chase (grandson) Chevy Chase (3rd-great-grandson) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politican, businessman |
Lyne Shackelford Metcalfe (April 21, 1822 – January 31, 1906) was an American politician and businessman. A Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representative from Missouri.
Biography
Metcalfe was born on April 21, 1822, in Madisonville, Kentucky. Educated at common schools, he studied at Shurtleff College and Illinois College, though graduated from neither. He had moved to Illinois in 1838,[1] settling in Alton, Illinois in 1844, where he worked as a merchant. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army and was an assistant quartermaster-general under William Rosecrans, ranked captain then colonel. He oversaw river and rail transport in St. Louis during the war. After the war ended, he settled in St. Louis, where he worked as an industrialist.[2]
Metcalfe was a member of the Republican Party. While in Alton, he served on its Board of Alderman and as its mayor in 1840.[3] While in St. Louis, he served on its Board of Aldermen. He represented Missouri's 3rd district in the United States House of Representatives, from March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1879. He lost the bid for renomination.[4]
Metcalfe was married and had two children: Albert and Grace.[2] Grace was the mother of painters Edward Leigh and Frank Swift Chase; Edward is the grandfather of comedian and actor Chevy Chase, making Metcalfe his great-great-great-grandfather.[5] He died on January 31, 1906, aged 83, in Kirkwood, Missouri, from heart disease. He was buried on February 2, in Alton Cemetery.[2]
References
- ^ Lanman, Charles (1887). Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States: From Original and Official Sources. J.M. Morrison. p. 342.
- ^ a b c "Col. Metcalfe's Funeral Set For This Morning". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 2 February 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Meta to Meyenborg". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "Metcalfe, Lyne Shackelford". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "Explorer's Survivor Omitted". The New York Times. 1962-07-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-11.