- Arthur Yager
Arthur Yager (
October 29 ,1858 –December 24 ,1941 ) served asGovernor of Puerto Rico from 1913 to 1921.Yager was born in Campbellsburg in Henry County,
Kentucky . He earned bachelors and masters degrees from Georgetown College in Kentucky, and a doctorate fromJohns Hopkins University . Yager then became a professor of history, economics, and politics at Georgetown College while becoming active in politics. He served as President of Georgetown College from 1908 to 1913.In 1913, President
Woodrow Wilson , a fellow Democrat who had been a classmate of Yager's when both attendedJohns Hopkins University , appointed Yager to the governorship of Puerto Rico. During Yager's administration, and with his support, theUnited States Congress adopted theJones-Shafroth Act (also called Jones Act) of 1917, which conferredUnited States citizenship on Puerto Ricans.Yager served as governor until Wilson's presidency expired. He was succeeded by
Emmet Montgomery Reily , an appointee of PresidentWarren G. Harding . Yager returned to Kentucky, where he died inPewee Valley at the age of 83.A collection of Yager's correspondence from his time as Governor is archived at the
Filson Historical Society inLouisville, Kentucky and open for research.References
*citation|last= Huffman |first= Noah |title= Arthur Yager: President of Georgetown College (1908-1913) and Governor of Puerto Rico (1913-1921) |journal= The Filson Newsmagazine |volume= 6 |issue= 3 |year= 2006 |url= http://www.filsonhistorical.org/news_v6n3_yager.html |accessdate= 2008-08-13 .
*citation|title= Obituary: Dr. Arthur Yager; Served as Governor of Puerto Rico for 8 years After 1913 |newspaper= The New York Times |year= 1941 |date= December 25, 1941 |pages= 25 .
*citation|last= Yager |first= Arthur |title= Twenty Years of Progress in Porto Rico under American Administration |place= San Juan |year= 1919 |publisher= Bureau of supplies, printing and transportation |oclc= 164791160 .External links
[http://library.georgetowncollege.edu/Special_Collections/Arthur_Yager.htm Yager Collection at Georgetown College]
[http://www.filsonhistorical.org/news_v6n3_yager.html Filson Historical Society Newsmagazine, Vol.6, No.3]
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