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Ellria Pioneer F W Metcalf Life And Legal Struggles
The chapter recounts F W Metcalf's marriage to Eliza Ely in 1856 and his twelve year Washington arbitration fight over pirate vessel losses. It highlights his clash with insurance interests, his Senate and House battles, and his leadership in the Anti-Saloon League, including drafting the Haskell Local Option Bill and his humble, service‑minded legacy.
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F. W. Metcalf
Washington
Eliza Maria Ely
William Ely
Massachusetts
Williston Seminary
Easthampton
Robert E. Lee
Mr. Metcalf
Elyria
Toledo
England
United States
America
Morrison K. Waite
Geneva
Metcalf
Waite
Grant
Supreme Court of
Congressional “Ways and Means
House
William M. Everetts
Congress
U. S. Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Everett
Senate
Hmself
Socrates
William McKinley
McKinley
Everetts
Ohio
West
Nico
Maine
Howard H. Russel
Kansas City
Oberlin
Elyria, To Consult With Friends of Temperance
aAntisaloon League
Oberlin and
Friends of the Cause
Elyria Opera House
Russel
Columbus
Bect
Supreme Court
Union