Francis Burton Harrison
| Francis Burton Harrison | |
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| Governor-General of the Philippines | |
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In office October 6, 1913 – March 5, 1921 |
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| 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 | |
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In office March 4, 1913 – September 3, 1913 |
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| 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 | |
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In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 |
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| Preceded by | Jacob Ruppert |
| Succeeded by | Peter J. Dooling |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 13th congressional district | |
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In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 |
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| Preceded by | Oliver Belmont |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Parsons |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Francis Burton Harrison December 18, 1873 New York City, United States |
| Died | November 21, 1957 (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
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1898 - 1899 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| 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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