Person:Francis Harrison (5)

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Francis Burton Harrison
b.18 Dec 1873 New York City
m. Nov 1867
  1. Fairfax Harrison1869 - 1938
  2. Francis Burton Harrison1873 - 1957
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Name[1] Francis Burton Harrison
Gender Male
Birth[1] 18 Dec 1873 New York City
Death[1] 21 Nov 1957 Raritan, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United StatesHunterdon Medical Center
Burial[1] Manila North Cemetery
Reference Number? Q612408?


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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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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Francis Burton Harrison, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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