Please answer the following question: Facts: - commands: 20th infantry regiment eighth army corps - predecessor: wesley merritt '' newly created '' - birth date: 25 march 1838 - branch: usa - order: 2nd the schurman commission american military governor of the philippines member of - death date: 21 october 1909 - spouse: # louise selden # louisa bowman - term end: may 5 , 1900 march 16 , 1900 - serviceyears: 1862 -- 1902 - unit: new york 140th new york volunteer infantry regiment - name: elwell s. otis - death place: rochester states , new york , united & nbsp ; - birth place: frederick , maryland , united & nbsp ; states - successor: arthur macarthur , jr bernard moses - alma mater: university of rochester harvard law school - battles: american civil war - allegiance: united states of america union - term start: august 28 , 1898 march 4 , 1899 - image: elwell s. otis.jpg - rank: 20px major general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of elwell stephen otis .
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elwell stephen otis -lrb- march 25 , 1838 -- october 21 , 1909 -rrb- was a united states of america general who served in the philippines late in the spanish -- american war and during the philippine -- american war .