Leonard Wood

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Leonard Wood was a U.S. Army officer and colonial administrator who served as a key military governor in American-occupied territories around the turn of the 20th century.

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instanceOf United States Army officer
colonial administrator
human
awardReceived Medal of Honor
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
causeOfDeath brain tumor
conflict Philippine–American War
Spanish–American War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1860-10-09
dateOfDeath 1927-08-07
educatedAt Harvard Medical School
Pierce Academy
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Wood
givenName Leonard
hasHonorificPrefix Major General
linked to: Major-General
hasNameInNativeLanguage Leonard Wood
memberOf Rough Riders
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank Major General
nominatedFor Republican Party presidential nomination in 1920
notableAchievement implemented U.S. colonial policies in the Philippines
reorganized civil administration in Cuba after Spanish–American War
notableWork administration of Cuba under U.S. military government
administration of the Philippines as Governor General
occupation colonial administrator
military officer
physician
participatedIn American colonial rule in the Philippines
occupation of Cuba by the United States
partOf United States colonial administration in the Philippines
United States military government in Cuba
placeOfBirth Winchester, New Hampshire, United States
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Governor General of the Philippines
Governor of Moro Province
Military Governor of Cuba
religion Protestantism
residence Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.
servedAs personal physician to President Grover Cleveland
sexOrGender male

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Moro Rebellion commandedBy Leonard Wood
American colonial period (Philippines) notableGovernorGeneral Leonard Wood
subject linked to: American colonial period
Battle of Bud Dajo commander Leonard Wood
Bud Dajo massacre commander Leonard Wood