Thomas B. Metzger, Esq., a native of Allentown, was born Dec. 25, 1839, and died at New Tripoli Oct. 2, 1908. He is buried on Fairview cemetery, at Allentown. He was admitted to practice at the Lehigh County bar April 7, 1862, and in Oct.,1868, was elected district attorney. He was a delegate to the national convention at St. Louis that nominated Samuel J. Tilden for president. He and wife are buried on the Fairview cemetery. His wife, Susan Schweitzer, was a daughter of the late Simon Schweitzer