Manuel l quezon biography filipino

by Manuel L. Quezon

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QUEZON, Manuel L.

During a career that spanned the length of America’s colonial rule in the Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon held an unrivaled grasp upon territorial politics that culminated with his service as the commonwealth’s first president. Although he once fought against the United States during its invasion of the islands in the early 1900s, Quezon quickly catapulted himself into a Resident Commissioner seat by the sheer force of his personality and natural political savvy. Young and brilliant, Quezon, according to a political rival, possessed “an ability and persistence rare and creditable to any representative in any parliament in the world.”¹ Quezon was wary of immediate independence, but in the U.S. House of Representatives, he worked tirelessly to secure his nation a greater level of autonomy. He met privately with the President and powerful committee chairmen alike, gauging the issues and crafting legislative solutions, which culminated in perhaps his savviest political victory, the Jones Act of 1916. “Considering the time I have been here, the character of the subject, and the influences I had to fight, I feel inclined to say that I am almost surprised that I have secured so much,” he said.² Long after he left Washington as a Resident Commissioner, he contin

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Manuel L. Quezon

President of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944

Manuel L. Quezon
Quezon in 1942
In office 15 November 1935 – 1 August 1944 Serving with Jose P. Laurel (1943–1944)[a]
Vice President	Sergio Osmeña
Preceded by	Emilio Aguinaldo Frank Murphy (as Governor-General)
Succeeded by
In office 16 July 1941 – 11 December 1941
President	Himself
Preceded by	Teófilo Sison
Succeeded by	Jorge B. Vargas
Acting
In office 12 October 1939 – 4 November 1939
Vice Mayor	Vicente Fragante
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Tomas Morato
In office 1 December 1938 – 19 April 1939
President	Himself
Preceded by	Sergio Osmeña
Succeeded by	Jorge Bocobo
Government offices 1906‍–‍1935 In office November 1916[1] – 15 November 1935 Succeeded by In office 16 October 1916 – 15 November 1935 Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Position abolished In office 1916–1935 Preceded by William Cameron Forbes Succeeded by Jorge B. Vargas In office 23 November 1909 – 15 October 1916 Preceded by Pablo Ocampo Succeeded by Teodoro R. Y