- Charles Yeater
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Charles Emmett Yeater[1] (1861-July 1943[2]) of Sedalia, Missouri was acting Governor-General of the Philippines from March 5, 1921 to October 14, 1921.
From 1901 to 1935, the governor-general was the chief political executive of the Philippines, when the country was governed by the United States of America.
The Charles E. Yeater Learning Center[3] at State Fair Community College in Sedalia is named for him.
References
- ^ (1920) Facts and Figures about the Philippines ..., Bureau of printing. p. 3.
- ^ http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/results.asp?type=basic&tLName=&tFName=&tYear=&sCounty=Pettis&offset=-1 Missouri State Archives - Death Records Certificates
- ^ Charles E. Yeater Learning Center
Preceded by
Francis Burton HarrisonActing Governor-General of the Philippines
1921Succeeded by
Leonard WoodAmerican Governors-General of the Philippines Smallcaps indicate military governors · Italics indicate acting governorsCategories:- 1861 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Sedalia, Missouri
- Governors-General of the Philippines
- American expatriates in the Philippines
- American colonial period of the Philippines
- Filipino politician stubs
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