The first American Military Governor of the Philippines was General Wesley Merritt.
luke e. wright
William Howard Taft was the first US Civil Governor of the Philippines, but he got that appointment AFTER the Spanish-American War. There was no American governor f the Philippines during the Spanish-American War because until the war was over the Philippines were a Spanish possession and had a Spanish governor.
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Miguel Lopez de Legaspi
The first American governor-general of the Philippines was William Howard Taft. He was appointed by then President, William McKinley in 1900. There has been no American Governor of the Philippines since 1946.
The first American Military Governor of the Philippines was General Wesley Merritt.
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The first American Military Governor of the Philippines was General Wesley Merritt. The second was General Elwell Otis. The final was General Arthur MacArthur.
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.
William Howard Taft was the first US Civil Governor of the Philippines, but he got that appointment AFTER the Spanish-American War. There was no American governor f the Philippines during the Spanish-American War because until the war was over the Philippines were a Spanish possession and had a Spanish governor.
Miguel Lopez de legaspi
Miguel Lopez de Legaspi
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft.
The last American governor of the Philippines was Frank Murphy, who served from 1933 to 1935. His tenure marked the end of American colonial rule, as the Philippines transitioned towards greater autonomy and eventual independence. The Commonwealth of the Philippines was established in 1935, leading to the election of the first Filipino president, Manuel L. Quezon.
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.