Manuel L. Quezon

**Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina** (August 19, 1878 – August 1, 1944) served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to be in charge of a government of the Philippines. Quezón is considered by most Filipinos to have been the second president of the Philippines, after Emilio Aguinaldo (1897–1901).

Quezón was the first Senate president elected to the presidency, the first president elected through a national election, and the first president to be re-elected. He is known as the "Father of the National Language".

During his presidency, Quezón addressed the problem of landless peasants in the countryside. He also reorganized the islands's military defenses, planned to reorganize the government, promotion of settlement and development in Mindanao, tried to end foreign control over Philippine trade and commerce, proposals for land reform and the tackling of graft and corruption within the government. Quezón set up a government-in-exile in the US when World War II started and the Philippines were threatened with a Japanese invasion. During his exile in the US, Manuel Quezón died of tuberculosis in Saranac Lake, New York.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: Excellency, His Excellency
- **name**: Manuel L. Quezón
- **image**: Manuel L. Quezon (November 1942).jpg
- **office**: List of Presidents of the Philippines, 2nd President of the Philippines
<small>Commonwealth of the Philippines, 1st President of the Commonwealth</small>
- **vicepresident**: Sergio Osmeña
- **term start**: November 15, 1935
- **term end**: August 1, 1944
- **predecessor**: Abolished (Last title held by Emilio Aguinaldo)
- **successor**: José P. Laurel <small>(de facto)</small>
- **office2**: President of the Senate of the Philippines#List of Senate Presidents, 1st President of the Senate of the Philippines
- **term start2**: August 29, 1916
- **term end2**: November 15, 1935
- **predecessor2**: Position established
- **successor2**: Manuel Roxas
- **office3**: Senator of the Philippines from the Senatorial districts of the Philippines#Fifth District, 5th Senatorial District
- **term start3**: October 16, 1916
- **term end3**: November 15, 1935
Served with:
 Vicente Ilustre <small>(1916–1919)</small>
Antero Soriano <small>(1919–1925)</small>
José P. Laurel <small>(1925–1931)</small>
Claro M. Recto <small>(1931–1935)</small>
- **predecessor3**: Position established
- **successor3**: Position abolished
- **office4**: Secretary of National Defense (Philippines), Secretary of National Defense
- **term start4**: July 16, 1941
- **term end4**: December 10, 1941
- **president4**: Himself
- **predecessor4**: Teofilo Sison
- **successor4**: Jorge B. Vargas
- **office5**: Resident Commissioners from the Philippines, Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands
- **term start5**: November 23, 1909
- **term end5**: October 15, 1916
- **predecessor5**: Pablo Ocampo
- **successor5**: Teodoro R. Yangco
- **alongside5**: Benito Legarda
<small>(1909–1913)</small>
and Manuel Earnshaw
<small>(1913–1916)</small>
- **office6**: House of Representatives of the Philippines#Majority Floor Leader, Majority Leader of the Philippine House of Representatives
- **term start6**: October 16, 1907
- **term end6**: November 23, 1909
<small>_As Majority Leader of the 1st Philippine Legislature, Philippine Assembly_</small>
- **office7**: Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Philippine Assembly from Quezon, Tayabas' Legislative districts of Quezon#1st District, 1st District
- **term start7**: October 16, 1907
- **term end7**: October 16, 1916
- **predecessor7**: Position Established
- **successor7**: Filemon Perez
- **office8**: Quezon, Governor of Tayabas
- **term start8**: 1906
- **term end8**: 1907
- **birth place**: Baler, Aurora, Baler, Tayabas, Spanish East Indies
<small>(now Baler, Aurora (province), Aurora, Philippines)</small>
- **death place**: Saranac Lake, New York, Saranac Lake, New York (state), New York, United States
- **resting place**: Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City, Philippines
- **birthname**: Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina
- **nationality**: Philippines, Filipino
- **party**: Nacionalista Party
- **otherparty**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party
- **spouse**: Aurora Quezon, Aurora Aragón
- **relations**: Manuel L. Quezon III (grandson)
- **children**: Ma. Aurora Quezon
Maria Zeneida Quezon-Avanceña
Manuel L. Quezon, Jr.
Luisa Corazon Paz Quezon
- **alma mater**: Colegio de San Juan de Letran
University of Santo Tomas
- **profession**: Lawyer, Soldier
- **signature**: Manuel Quezon Signature.svg
- **branch**: Philippine Revolutionary Army
Philippine Army, Philippine Commonwealth Army
- **serviceyears**: 1899–1900
1941–1944
- **rank**: Major
- **battles**: Philipine-American War
World War II