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Francis Burton Harrison

Francis Burton Harrison
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Governor-General of the Philippines
In office
October 6, 1913 – March 5, 1921
President Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by Newton W. Gilbert
Succeeded by Charles Yeater
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th congressional district
In office
March 4, 1913 – September 3, 1913
Preceded by Thomas W. Bradley
Succeeded by Jacob A. Cantor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th congressional district
In office
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by Jacob Ruppert
Succeeded by Peter J. Dooling
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 13th congressional district
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by Oliver Belmont
Succeeded by Herbert Parsons
Personal details
Born Francis Burton Harrison
(1873-12-18)December 18, 1873
New York City, United States
Died November 21, 1957(1957-11-21) (aged 83)
Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township near Flemington, New Jersey, U.S
Resting place Manila North Cemetery, Manila, Philippines
Citizenship Filipino
Political party Democratic
Parents Burton Harrison
Constance Cary Harrison
Alma mater Yale University
New York Law School
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1898 - 1899
Rank US-O3 insignia.svg Captain
Battles/wars Spanish–American War

Francis Burton Harrison (December 18, 1873 – November 21, 1957) was an American-born Filipino statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives and was appointed Governor-General of the Philippines by President of the United States Woodrow Wilson. Harrison was a prominent adviser to the president of the Philippine Commonwealth, as well as the next four Presidents of the Republic of the Philippines. He is the only former Governor-General of the Philippines to be awarded Philippine citizenship.

Harrison was born in New York City, to Burton Harrison, a lawyer and private secretary to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and Constance Cary Harrison, novelist and social arbiter. Through his mother, Harrison was great-grandson of Virginia-planter, Thomas Fairfax, 9th Lord Fairfax of Cameron. Through Fairfax in birth and marriage, Harrison was also relative to United States founding fathers: Gouverneur Morris (his great-great-uncle), Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, the Randolphs, the Ishams, and the Carters.

Harrison graduated from Yale University in 1895, where he was a member of the secret society Skull and Bones, and from the New York Law School in 1897. From 1897 to 1899, Harrison was an instructor in the Evening Division at New York Law School. He later left to serve in United States Army during the Spanish–American War, as an assistant adjutant general with the rank of captain.


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