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Louisa Sharpe Metcalf

American philanthropist · United States · On the map · Business Professionals · Lived 1866 to 1959 · aged 93

Louisa Dexter Sharpe Metcalf (1866-1959) was a Providence, Rhode Island, philanthropist. She was a member of the Sharpe family associated with the Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company, and her husband was United States Senator Jesse H. Metcalf.

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She supported cultural, educational, and civic institutions in Rhode Island, helped establish a neighborhood center in northern Providence, contributed to relief efforts during and after World War I, and later donated the former Metcalf estate to create Wanskuck Park in Providence.

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Business Professionals
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Business Professional
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Deceased
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Lived 1866 to 1959 · aged 93