# Edwin Metcalf

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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = Edwin Metcalf
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|caption      =
|office       = [Attorney General of Rhode Island](/source/Attorney_General_of_Rhode_Island)
|governor     = [George P. Wetmore](/source/George_P._Wetmore)
|term_start   = 1886
|term_end     = 1886
|predecessor  = [Samuel P. Colt](/source/Samuel_P._Colt)
|successor    = [Ziba O. Slocum](/source/Ziba_O._Slocum)
|office1       = Speaker of the [Rhode Island House of Representatives](/source/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives)
|term_start1   = 1873
|term_end1     = 1874
|predecessor1  = [Charles C. Van Zandt](/source/Charles_C._Van_Zandt)
|successor1    = [Edward L. Freeman](/source/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](/source/Providence%2C_Rhode_Island)
|party        = 
|alma_mater   = [Harvard College](/source/Harvard_College) (BA)
}}

'''Edwin Metcalf''' (August 24. 1823 - January 18, 1894) was an American politician who served as the [Attorney General of Rhode Island](/source/Attorney_General_of_Rhode_Island) from 1886 to 1886 and as speaker of the [Rhode Island House of Representatives](/source/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives).  He was also the first commander of the [11th Rhode Island Infantry Regiment](/source/11th_Rhode_Island_Infantry_Regiment) during the [American Civil War](/source/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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