133. THE AMERICAN GOVERNOR OF ISABELA
THE AMERICAN GOVERNOR OF ISABELA Dr. Troy Alexander Gozum Miano 03 April 2021 Exactly 160 years ago today, George Curry was born on April 3, 1861 at the Greenwood Plantation, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. Curry is one of the two Americans who served as governor of the province of Isabela. The other was Don William H. Johnson (Johnston in some documents), a captain in the 16 th U.S. Infantry who served as the first governor during the American occupation (1901-1902). Last November 24, 2015, I scribbled a pamphlet entitled “Ang Amerikanong Gobernador ng Isabela” and disseminated copies to different schools and lovers of history. The pamphlet aims to inform the common IsabeleƱos that a foreigner served the province of Isabela as