James Francis Smith
| James Smith | |
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| Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals | |
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In office March 30, 1910 – June 29, 1928 |
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| Appointed by | William Taft |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Finis Garrett |
| Governor-General of the Philippines | |
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In office September 20, 1906 – November 11, 1909 |
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| President | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Henry Ide |
| Succeeded by | William Forbes |
| 4th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
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In office June 17, 1901 – February 17, 1903 |
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| Appointed by | William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | John McDonough |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 28, 1859 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 1928 (aged 69) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Santa Clara University University of California, Hastings |
James Francis Smith (January 28, 1859 – June 29, 1928) was an American Brigadier General, associate justice to the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Governor-General of the Philippines, and associate judge of the U.S. Court of Customs Appeals until his death.
Smith attended Santa Clara College, graduating with B.A. and M.A. degrees, and went to Hastings College of Law. He was admitted to the California bar in 1881 and wed to Lillie A. Dunnigan in 1885.
Commissioned as a colonel of 1st California Volunteer Infantry on May 6, 1898, Smith was part of the first expeditionary force to the Philippines in the Spanish–American War. Smith served with friend Theodore Roosevelt in the Rough Riders. His regiment took part in the Battle of Manila (1898). After hostilities ceased against Spain, he saw action in the Philippine–American War in the first part of 1899, and was promoted to brigadier general. In July, 1899 he was made military governor of Negros Island.
William Howard Taft who was then Governor-General, appointed Smith to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, where he served from June 17, 1901 to January, 1903. Smith later worked under the Taft Commission to devise a legal code for the Philippines. From 1906 to 1909 he was Governor-General; the new Philippine Assembly was convened during this time, in 1907. He was close friends with Frank W. Higgins.
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