# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-metcalfe
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:28:40.253Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-metcalfe"
name: "Thomas Metcalfe"
slug: "thomas-metcalfe"
description: "Thomas Metcalfe, also known as Thomas Metcalf or as \"Stonehammer\", was an American politician who was a U.S. representative, senator, and the tenth governor of Kentucky. He was the first gubernatorial candidate in the state's history to be chosen by a nominating convention rather than a caucus. He was also the first governor of Kentucky who was not a member of the Democratic-Republican Party."
tagline: "American politician (1780–1855)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/TMetcalfe.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1780-03-20"
deathDate: "1855-08-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.31
  momentum:             3.428753180661578
  historical:           9.61188
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Thomas Metcalfe (amerikansk politiker)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "توماس ميتكالف"
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    title: "توماس ميتكالف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Metcalfe_(Politiker)"
    title: "Thomas Metcalfe (Politiker)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Metcalfe_(Kentucky_politician)"
    title: "Thomas Metcalfe (Kentucky politician)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%85%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81"
    title: "توماس متکالف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%A1_%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%A3"
    title: "תומאס מטקלף"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Metcalfe"
    title: "Thomas Metcalfe"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%88%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95"
    title: "トマス・メトカーフ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Metcalfe_(Kentukia)"
    title: "Thomas Metcalfe (Kentukia)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Metcalfe_(Kentucky)"
    title: "Thomas Metcalfe (Kentucky)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q735297"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump