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    Brig. Gen. George W. Davis

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    Brig. Gen. George Davis was the last U.S. military governor of Puerto Rico; he held the position from May 9, 1899, to May 1, 1900. During his tenure he established a "United States provisional court," and freed the courts from control by the Secretary of Justice. He also revised the legal codes then in force to create a system suitable for the island that took into consideration both U.S. and Puerto Rican views on how the island should be properly governed, considering it a step toward eventual territorial autonomy for the island. In August 1899, when faced with the crisis produced by the San Ciriaco hurricane, he created groups to deal with the devastation.

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