American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (died 1957)

Francis Burton Harrison

Francis Burton Harrison was an American-Filipino statesman who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives between 1903 and 1913 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.

Born

1873

December 18

Died

1957

Era

1870s

Country

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Francis, in brief

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1957 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

1118 The city of Zaragoza is conquered by king Alfonso I of Aragon from the Almoravid.
1271 Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan dynasty of Mongolia and China.
1499 A rebellion breaks out in Alpujarras in response to the forced conversions of Muslims in Spain.
1622 Portuguese forces score a military victory over the Kingdom of Kongo at the Battle of Mbumbi in present-day Angola.

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The world in 1957

When Francis departed

april 11 United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
april 24 Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
april 30 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery enters into force.
april 6 The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines".

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Also born in 1873

Albert Henry Krehbiel 1873– American painter and illustrator (died 1945) Alberto Santos-Dumont 1873– Brazilian pilot (died 1932) Alexis Carrel 1873–1944 French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1944) Ernest Lawson 1873–1939 Canadian-American painter (born 1873) Francisco I. Madero 1873–1913 Mexican president and author (born 1873) Henri Barbusse 1873–1935 French journalist and author (born 1873) Monty Noble 1873–1940 Australian cricketer (died 1940) Nellie McClung 1873–1951 Canadian author and suffragist (died 1951) Oskari Tokoi 1873–1963 Finnish socialist and the Chairman of the Senate of Finland (born 1873)

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