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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Leonard Wood canonical 10

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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
surface form: Major General
hasNameInNativeLanguage Leonard Wood self-link
memberOf 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry
surface form: 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 Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
surface form: United States colonial administration in the Philippines

U.S. Military Government in Cuba
surface form: United States military government in Cuba
placeOfBirth Winchester, New Hampshire
surface form: Winchester, New Hampshire, United States
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld Chief of Staff of the Army
surface form: Chief of Staff of the United States Army

Governor-General of the Philippines
surface form: Governor General of the Philippines

Governor of Moro Province
Military Governor of Cuba
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
servedAs personal physician to President Grover Cleveland
sexOrGender male

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Moro Rebellion commandedBy Leonard Wood
Leonard Wood hasNameInNativeLanguage Leonard Wood self-link
American colonial period notableGovernorGeneral Leonard Wood
subject surface form: American colonial period (Philippines)
Battle of Bud Dajo commander Leonard Wood
Bud Dajo massacre commander Leonard Wood