The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . ter of Thom-as Tileston of-New York city. He is an extensive trav-eler, having visited more than once the coimtries of Eu-rope, and in 1877 spent six months in Japan, studyingthe h
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . ter of Thom-as Tileston of-New York city. He is an extensive trav-eler, having visited more than once the coimtries of Eu-rope, and in 1877 spent six months in Japan, studyingthe habits, institutions, etc., of that peculiar people. Tohis beautiful residence is attached the largest privateart galleiy in the state of Wisconsin, and in it are tobe found an intelligent selection of paintings fromthe best known artists. He was a trustee and con-tributor to the famous Layton Art Gallery. Thefirm of Bradley & Metcalf contributed to the pub-lic park overlooking the lake the magnificent monu-ment to Solomon Juneau, the founder of have these two generous-hearted and respectedcitizens perpetuated their own names by honoringthe memory of one of their fellow-cilizens, whoseheroic deeds preceded their successful efforts in theworld of commerce. Mr. Metcalf died at his homein Milwaukee on Apr. 8, 1892, leaving his wife andone daughter, the wife of Melbert B. Cary of NewYork 250 THE NATIONAL CYCLOPEDIA
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