Frank McIntyre Frank McIntyre ( January 5 , 1865 - February 16 , 1944 ) was an American military officer who served for many years as Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs , responsible for federal administration of the Philippines and Puerto Rico . Ancestry . General McIntyre was born the son of Irish immigrants Dennis and Mary Gaughan McIntyre in Montgomery , Alabama . Dennis McIntyre came to America in the 1850s and was a railroad car inspector for the West Point and Alabama Railroad . He is listed on the roster of the Montgomery County Home Guard , CSA in 1864 . His wife Mary was from County Mayo . The surname McIntyre is a Scottish Highland name also spelt MacIntyre and means son of the carpenter or wright which is explicit in the Gaelic original " Mac an - T Saoir " , McIntyres were originally to be found in Lorne where they possessed the lands of Glenoe from the 13th century until the early 19th century . According to family tradition the MacIntyres / McIntyres came originally from the Hebrides . In the 13th century , they sailed from their ancestral home carrying a white cow , and settled on the mainland at Glen Noe by Ben Cruachan . On the mainland the MacIntyres / McIntyres were hereditary foresters to the lords of Lorne . For many years , they paid the Campbells of Glenorchy a symbolic rent of a white calf and a snowball for their Glen Noe lands . During the 18th century , the rent was commuted to cash , then progressively raised . Donald , the 4th MacIntyre chief , could not pay so emigrated to Canada . His brother and successor Captain Donald MacIntyre the fifth chief , tried but failed to make ends meet and the Glen Noe lands were lost two hundred years ago , in 1808 . The present Clan Chief is Donald MacIntyre of Glenoe . Frank McIntyre being a grandson of James and Norah McIntyre of The Brockey , Killybegs , County Donegal , Ireland , his grandmother was Norah Cannon the daughter of Dennis and Jane Cannon née McBraerty of Killybegs , County Donegal . Her sister Mary Cannon married Thomas Murrin of Croaghlin ( 1804 – 1882 ) Banagh barony , Killybegs , County Donegal , their daughter Jane Murrin ( 1829 – 1903 ) married Charles Dawson Lea ( 1819 – 1883 ) in 1851 , their son John Edward Dawson Lea ( 1859 – 1929 ) married Hannora McIntyre his cousin , who died on 10 October 1938 . John and Hannorah lived at Rathmines , Dublin , and Aileach House , Killybegs , County Donegal , where his cousin and sister - in - law Agnes McIntyre also lived and where she died on 5 February 1990 , aged 92 . Agnes and Hannorah McIntyre were first cousins of General Frank McIntyre and Judge Patrick McIntyre . On the distaff side their first cousin was Séamus Hegarty , D . D . an Irish Roman Catholic prelate , who served as Bishop of Raphoe from 1982 to 1994 , then as Bishop of Derry from 1994 to 2011 . Agnes and Hannorah were the daughters of John and Mary McIntyre née Carr , and like Frank the grandchildren of James and Nora McIntyre , Nora being a Cannon . The Cannons are descended from two of Ireland ' s most renowned Kings : Conn of the Hundred Battles and Niall of the Nine Hostages . The O ' Cannons have been described as " Ancient Princes of Tir Connaill " and " Valiant Chiefs " . However their 350 year dynasty in Tir Connaill ended in 1250 . Their ancient territory would seem to have been Tir Aeda ( now the barony of Tirhigh ) after the deaths of Rory O ' Canannain and his son Niall O ' Canannain in 1250 , the sept declined greatly in power . Brian O ' Neill died ten years later in 1260 , he had supported an O ' Canannain claimant to Tir Conaill i . e . to the Kingdom of Tir Conaill ( Tirconnell ) . The personal name Canannain is a diminutive of Cano meaning ' wolf cub ' . Canannain was fifth in descent from Flaithbertach mac Loingsig ( died 765 ) , high - king of Ireland ; they were the descendants of Neill of the Nine Hostages ( Irish : Niall Noigiallach ) who died c . 405 by his son , Conall Gulban who gave his name to Tir Conaill , the Land of Conall , now County Donegal . Ui Canannain was the ancestral name of the Cannons and Tir Connaill ( all of County Donegal and part of County Londonderry ) was the " Land of the Cannons " . By the early 17th century the name Ui Canannain had been anglicised to O ' Cannon . Further anglicisation took place during the Penal laws in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and the name in County Donegal became Cannon . In the early 1880s , there were just 200 families bearing the Cannon surname living in County Donegal , who were mainly tenant farmers . The Cannons / O ' Canannains , were of the ancient sept of Cenell Conaill , a branch of the northern Ui Neill and descend from Ruaidri ua Canannain ( died 30 November 950 ) King of Cenel Conaill , and grandson of Canannain , who flourished in the second half of the 9th century . One of Neill ' s most famous descendants was George Washington , the first President of the United States of America . The site of the ancient seat of the O ' Canannains was near Letterkenny the largest town of County Donegal , which is said on good authority to represent the hillside of the O ' Cannons ( English translation ) . Biography . Frank McIntyre was educated in public and private schools in Montgomery and at the University of Alabama ( 1880 – 82 ) . While a student in Tuscaloosa , his professors noted his talents and successfully recommended him for his home district ' s vacancy at West Point . He enrolled at the United States Military Academy in 1882 , and graduated from West Point in 1886 . A classmate and roommate of McIntyre was General John J . Pershing . McIntyre entered the United States army as a second lieutenant in the 19th Infantry , serving in various ranks until he attained that of brigadier - general in 1912 . Meanwhile he saw duty at different posts , chiefly on the Mexican border , until the war with Spain , in which he participated in the Porto Rico expedition in 1898 . McIntyre served in the Philippines from 1899 to 1902 , after which he served with the general staff . McIntyre was attached to the Bureau of Insular Affairs in 1905 and became its Chief in 1912 , relieving General Clarence Ransom Edwards . During the War in Europe he was assistant chief of staff with the rank of major - general . For his role in the First World War , McIntyre received decorations including the French Legion of Honor , the highest decoration in France , established by Napoleon Bonaparte , First Consul of the First Republic , founded in May 1802 , and Knight Commander of the Bath , ( K . C . B . ) military division , [ The Most Honourable Order Of The Bath ( 1725 ) ] from Great Britain , and the Distinguished Service Medal of the United States of America . McIntyre served as long - time Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs and played a significant role in the governance of the Philippines and Puerto Rico throughout this period . With respect to Puerto Rico , McIntyre wavered on the wisdom of granting United States citizenship to Puerto Ricans but ultimately supported the Jones - Shafroth Act of 1917 . At times , McIntyre had strained relations with other officials in Puerto Rico , such as U . S . District Judge Peter J . Hamilton during the 1910s and Governor E . Mont Reily during the 1920s . McIntyre retired from the Army in 1929 and died in 1944 . During his later years he maintained a home in Montgomery where he helped oversee the large plantation and cotton business established by his brothers Jim and John McIntyre . The plantation , named Killybegs after the ancestral hometown , is located in Ramer , Montgomery County , Alabama . A substantial portion of the farm ' s acreage remains in the McIntyre family as of 2011 . McIntyre was buried at Arlington National Cemetery . He was married in 1892 in Dallas to the former Marie Dennett , a native of New Orleans who was raised in Texas . She was the daughter of James Wilson Dennett of Huntsville , Alabama and Marie Dufilho of New Orleans . The McIntyres were the parents of six children , who grew up primarily in Washington , DC : Frank Jr . James , Edward , Margaret , Marie , and Nora . James continued the military tradition established by his father and retired as a major general in the United States Air Force . He served as the legislative liaison for the Air Force to Congress in the late 1940s , and is credited with helping establish the Air Force as an independent branch of the military through his efforts to help pass the National Security Act of 1947 . Frank ' s other brother was Patrick , who graduated from Columbia Law School and served as a circuit court judge in Montgomery , a member of the City Commission , and also a brief term as the county judge of probate . Frank ' s sisters were Mary , Kate , Nora and Ellen . Frank was the only one of the eight children of Dennis and Mary to be married . McIntyre Middle School in Montgomery ( which closed in 2011 ) was named in honor of the family .