1st Philippine Legislature

1st Philippine Legislature
1st Philippine Legislature
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Overview
Term	October 16, 1907 – May 20, 1909
Governor-General	James Francis Smith; (until November 11, 1909); William Cameron Forbes; (from November 11, 1909);
Philippine Commission
Members	9
President	James Francis Smith; (until November 11, 1909); William Cameron Forbes; (from November 11, 1909);
Philippine Assembly
Members	80
Speaker	Sergio Osmeña
Majority leader	Manuel L. Quezon
Minority leader	Vicente Singson Encarnacion

The 1st Philippine Legislature was the first session of the Philippine Legislature, the first Filipino-representative legislature of the Philippines under American foreign rule through the American-controlled Insular Government. The Philippine Legislature consisted of an appointed upper house, the Philippine Commission, and an elected lower house, the Philippine Assembly.