Charles Edward Magoon

Charles Edward Magoon
Charles Edward Magoon
2nd Provisional Governor of Cuba
In office October 13, 1906 – January 28, 1909
Appointed by	Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	William Howard Taft
Succeeded by	José Miguel Gómez (as President of Cuba)
2nd Military Governor of Panama Canal Zone
In office 1905–1906
Appointed by	Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	George Whitefield Davis
Succeeded by	Richard Reid Rogers (as General Counsel)
3rd United States Minister to Panama
In office August 7, 1905 – September 25, 1906
Appointed by	Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	John Barrett
Succeeded by	Herbert G. Squiers
Personal details
Born	(1861-12-05)December 5, 1861 Owatonna, Minnesota
Died	January 14, 1920(1920-01-14) (aged 58) Washington, D.C.[1]
Resting place	Wyuka Cemetery Lincoln, Nebraska 40°49′03″N 96°39′53″W / 40.8175°N 96.6647°W / 40.8175; -96.6647 (Grave of Charles Edward Magoon)
Occupation	Lawyer
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Charles Edward Magoon (December 5, 1861 – January 14, 1920) was an American lawyer, judge, diplomat, and administrator who is best remembered as a governor of the Panama Canal Zone; he also served as Minister to Panama at the same time. He was Provisional Governor of Cuba during the American occupation of Cuba from 1906 to 1909.

He was the subject of several scandals during his career. As a legal advisor working for the United States Department of War, he drafted recommendations and reports that were used by Congress and the executive branch in governing the United States' new territories following the Spanish–American War. These reports were collected as a published book in 1902, then considered the seminal work on the subject.^[1] During his time as a governor, Magoon worked to put these recommendations into practice. In summary: Magoon was hugely successful in Panama but criticized for his tenure in Cuba.