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Francis Burton Harrison
b.18 Dec 1873 New York City
d.21 Nov 1957 Raritan, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
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m. Nov 1867
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Francis Burton Harrison (December 18, 1873 – November 21, 1957) was an American 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.
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