Henry Clay Ide

Henry Clay Ide ( born September 18, 1844 in Barnet, Vermont, † June 13, 1921 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont ) was an American politician and governor of the Philippines.

Ide belonged from 1882 to 1885 the Senate of Vermont. In March 1891 he was appointed land commissioner in Samoa. There he met the writer Robert Louis Stevenson know. As Stevenson in November 1891 left Samoa, he praised Ide for his " understanding, moderation, tact and temperament ." He was Chief Justice of Samoa in 1893 by the joint appointment of the colonial powers, the U.S., the UK and Germany. This office he held until 1897.

From 1900 Ide worked in the Philippines in American Gouvernementverwaltung and the Taft Commission. On September 1, 1901, he was appointed by Governor William Howard Taft to the Finance and Justice Secretary. This office he held until March 30, 1906. He was also later lieutenant governor. During this tenure, he played a significant role in the adoption of new laws in civil cases and the tax administration and in the reform of the Philippine currency.

On March 30, 1906, he was then in place of Luke Edward Wright Governor General of the Philippines. Already in September 1906 James Francis Smith followed him in this office. From 1909 to August 1913 was Ide Special Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary in Spain.

Publications

• "A Memorial, commemorative of George Moore" in 1870