Edwin Metcalf

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Edwin Metcalf |image = |caption = |office = Attorney General of Rhode Island |governor = George P. Wetmore |term_start = 1886 |term_end = 1886 |predecessor = Samuel P. Colt |successor = Ziba O. Slocum |office1 = Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives |term_start1 = 1873 |term_end1 = 1874 |predecessor1 = Charles C. Van Zandt |successor1 = Edward L. Freeman |office2 = Rhode Island Senate |term_start2 = 1875 |term_end2 = 1876 |birth_name = Edwin Metcalf |birth_date = {{Birth date|1823|8|24}} |birth_place = |death_date = {{Death date and age|1894|1|18|1823|8|24}} |death_place = Providence, Rhode Island |party = |alma_mater = Harvard College (BA) }}

'''Edwin Metcalf''' (August 24. 1823 - January 18, 1894) was an American politician who served as the Attorney General of Rhode Island from 1886 to 1886 and as speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. He was also the first commander of the 11th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historical.ha.com/itm/autographs/military-figures/the-civil-war-papers-of-edwin-metcalf-of-the-3rd-rhode-island-heavy-artillery/a/6111-49092.s |title=Biography of Edwin Metcalf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.naag.org/attorneys-general/past-attorneys-general/rhode-island-former-attorneys-general/ |title=Rhode Island Former Attorneys General|work=National Association of Attorney Generals}}</ref>

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