Arthur Yager
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Arthur Yager (born October 29, 1858 in Henry County, Kentucky, died December 24, 1941 in Pewee Valley, Kentucky) served as Governor of Puerto Rico from 1913 to 1921. A Democrat, he was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, who had been a classmate when both attended Johns Hopkins University. Yager served until Wilson's presidency expired, and was succeeded by Emmet Montgomery Reily, an appointee of President Warren G. Harding.
During Yager's administration, the U.S. Congress adopted the Jones-Shafroth Act (also called Jones Act) of 1917, which conferred United States citizenship on Puerto Ricans. A collection of Yager's correspondence from his time as Governor is archived at the Filson Historical Society in Louisville, Kentucky and open for research.
Prior to his service in Puerto Rico, Yager served as President of Georgetown College in Kentucky from 1908 to 1913, and before that taught history and politics at the college.
[edit] References
- Noah Huffman, "Arthur Yager:President of Georgetown College (1908-1913) and Governor of Puerto Rico (1913-1921)", Filson Historical Society Newsmagazine", vol. 6, no. 3 (2006), available online at [1].
- "Dr. Arthur Yager; Served as Governor of Puerto Rico for 8 years After 1913" (obituary), New York Times, Dec. 25, 1941, p. 25.
- Arthur Yager, "Twenty Years of Progress in Porto [sic] Rico under the American Flag" (San Juan 1919).
[edit] External links
http://library.georgetowncollege.edu/Special_Collections/Arthur_Yager.htm
| Preceded by George Radcliffe Colton |
Governor of Puerto Rico 1913-1921 |
Succeeded by José E. Benedicto (Acting) |
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