Francis Burton Harrison

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Francis Burton Harrison
Governor-General of the Philippines
In office October 6, 1913 – March 5, 1921
President	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	William Cameron Forbes
Succeeded by	Leonard Wood
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office March 4, 1907 – September 3, 1913
Preceded by	Jacob Ruppert
Succeeded by	Jacob A. Cantor
Constituency	16th district (1907–13) 20th district (1913)
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by	Oliver Belmont
Succeeded by	Herbert Parsons
Constituency	13th district
Personal details
Born	Francis Burton Harrison (1873-12-18)December 18, 1873 New York City, United States
Died	November 21, 1957(1957-11-21) (aged 83) Hunterdon Medical Center Raritan Township, New Jersey, U.S
Resting place	Manila North Cemetery, Manila, Philippines
Citizenship	American Filipino
Political party	Democratic
Parent(s)	Burton Harrison Constance Cary Harrison
Alma mater	Yale University New York Law School
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1898–1899
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War

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.