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Wesley Merritt, American general and politician, Military Governor of the Philippines (died 1910)
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Wesley Merritt
American politician and general (1836–1910)
Wesley Merritt was an American major general who served in the cavalry of the United States Army during the American Civil War, American Indian Wars, and Spanish–American War. Following the latter war, he became the first American Military Governor of the Philippines.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Governor-General of the Philippines
Title of government executive in colonial Philippines
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