- Manuel Earnshaw
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Manuel Earnshaw was a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in Cavite, Philippine Islands, born November 19, 1862; attended the Ateneo de Manila and the Nauti School, Manila, Philippine Islands; became engaged in engineering and in the drydocking business in 1884; founder, president, and general manager of the Earnshaw Slipways & Engineering Co.; elected as an Independent candidate a Resident Commissioner to the United States and served from March 4, 1913, to March 3, 1917; was not a candidate for renomination in 1916; discontinued his former business pursuits in 1921 and lived in retirement with residence in Cavite; died in Manila, Philippine Islands, February 13, 1936; interment in Manila North Cemetery. He was the father of Tomas Earnshaw, a former Manila mayor to whom a street was named.
The remains of Manuel Earnshaw has been transferred to San Agustin Church in Manila.
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Categories:- Resident Commissioners from the Philippines
- Filipino people of American descent
- 1862 births
- 1936 deaths
- Filipino politician stubs
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