# William Howard Taft - Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands

URL: https://allhistories.com/philippines/rulers/william-howard-taft
Reign: 4 July 1901 – 1 February 1904
Number in the list: 215
Born-Died: 1857 - 1930
Dynasty: American colonial period (1898-1946)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft

First civil governor; the Governor-General list gives 4 July 1901, whereas the Wikipedia article on the military government says civil government was inaugurated on 1 July 1901.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Arthur MacArthur Jr.](https://allhistories.com/philippines/rulers/arthur-macarthur-jr)
- Next in list: [Luke Edward Wright](https://allhistories.com/philippines/rulers/luke-edward-wright)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1901 - [Capture of Emilio Aguinaldo](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1901-capture-of-emilio-aguinaldo)
- 1901 - [Philippine Constabulary created](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1901-philippine-constabulary-created)
- 1901 - [Arrival of the Thomasites](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1901-arrival-of-the-thomasites)
- 1901 - [Balangiga massacre](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1901-balangiga-massacre)
- 1902 - [Philippine Organic Act](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1902-philippine-organic-act)
- 1902 - [Founding of the Philippine Independent Church](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1902-founding-of-the-philippine-independent-church)
- 1903 - [Creation of the Moro Province](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1903-creation-of-the-moro-province)
- 1903 - [Pensionado program begins](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1903-pensionado-program-begins)
- 1904 - [Philippine Reservation at the St. Louis World's Fair](https://allhistories.com/philippines/timeline/1904-philippine-reservation-at-the-st-louis-world-s-fair)