NOTABLE PEOPLE
Harold G. Metcalf
Born 1882, died 1971.
Harold Grant Metcalf and Maude Nye on their wedding day in 1914
seated: Rexford L. Morris (vice chairman of the board Columbian Rope Company), Edward T. Boyle (attorney). H. G. Metcalf (Honorary Chairman of the Board Columbian Rope Company).
standing: William E. Bouley (president W. E. Bouley Co), Clyde S. VanVlack (president VanVlack & Gamba, Inc), Joseph H. Pettigrass (president J. M. Pettigrass Construction Co), Maurice I. Schwartz (mayor, City of Auburn)
From "One Hundred and Fifty Years of Progress" by Harry Melone, 1929.
Metcalf, Harold Grant, Manufacturer. Born Springfield, Mass., Aug., 15, 1882. Son of Edwin Dickinson Metcalf and Carrie Walker Flint. Married Maude E. Nye, Melrose, Owasco, 1914. Children: Nancy Elizabeth, Jean Nye, Carol Flint. Educated Auburn High School 1899; Cascadilla Prep School 1900; Yale 1904. Member Chamber of Commerce (president 1929); Cordage Institute; Jute Manufacturers Asso.: Auburn City Hospital Board. Assistant treasurer and general manager, vice president and president Columbian Rope Co.; president Auburn-Syracuse R.R. 1917-1923. Director Cayuga County National Bank; Cayuga Linen and Cotton, Ltd., Nye and Wait Kilmarnock Co.; Crouse Pope Foundry; vice president Auburn City Hospital. Residence 39 William St.
The Metcalf lot is located in the Consecration Dell section of the cemetery.