Philippine Organic Act (1902)
The Philippine Organic Act was a basic law for the Insular Government that was enacted by the United States Congress on July 1, 1902. It is also known as the Philippine Bill of 1902 and the Cooper Act, after its author Henry A. Cooper. The approval of the act coincided with the official end of the Philippine–American War.
Henry Allen Cooper, the author of the Philippine Bill of 1902
Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
The Insular Government of the Philippine Islands was an unincorporated territory of the United States that was established in 1902 and was reorganized in 1935 in preparation for later independence. The Insular Government was preceded by the United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands and was followed by the Commonwealth of the Philippines.
This revenue stamp for the Philippine Islands was issued in 1930.
This poster advertises the passage of the Jones Law
William Howard Taft was the first civil governor of the Philippine Islands
Harrison in 1913