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William Howard Taft was the military governor of the Philippines soon after the US occupied them as a result of the Spanish-American war.

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Who was the first American governor of the Philippines?

William Howard Taft served as a governor of the Philippines when it was under US control and later became US president. Taft Avenue in Metro Manila, Philippines is named after him.


What governor of the Philippines later became president US?

William Howard Taft was the military governor of the Philippines soon after the US occupied them as a result of the Spanish-American war.


Which US president contributed the most in the Philippines?

Hard to say. William McKinley was President in 1898 when the Phillippines claimed their independence from Spain ( and actually everybody else). William Howard Taftserved as the first US colonial governor. Harry Truman was President in 1946 when the Philippines became independent of the US.


Who is the first governor general of US?

The US has never had a governor general. The first President of the United States was George Washington. The first US Governor-General of the Philippines was William Howard Taft.


What Maryland governor became US Vice President in 1969?

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What was president William Howard Taft's occupation before he became president?

William Howard Taft was an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Hamilton County, Ohio; Judge on the Ohio Supreme Court; Federal Circuit Court Judge; Civil Governor of the Philippines and US Secretary of War.


When did Ronald Reagan first get in the office?

He took office as governor of California in 1967 and became US president in 1981.


What Tennessee governor was president of a foreign country?

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Who was the President of the Philippines in 1910?

In 1910 no one had the title "President of the Philippines." At that time the Philippines was a possession of the USA and was governed by an appointee of the US President. You might stretch a point and say that the President of the US was the President of the Philippines, although no one thought in those terms then. In 1910 the President of the US was William Howard Taft.


What was Franklin d Roosevelt highest elected state office?

FDR was governor of New York before he became US president.


How did the US govern Japan immediately after World War 2?

GEN Douglas MacArthur became, in a sense, the appointed (by the president of the US) military governor of Japan.


What is the president of Hawai?

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