John W. Hausermann
John W. Hausermann or "Judge" Hausermann (December 14, 1867 – July 11, 1965)[1] was an American colonial army officer and gold mine owner in the Philippines. Hausermann was born in Ohio and came to the Philippines in 1898 as a second lieutenant during the Spanish–American War.[2] After the war he remained in the Philippines and founded the gold mining company Benguet Mining Consolidated whose two largest gold mines (the and the [3]) supplied gold to the U.S. Department of Treasury.[2] Benguet Mining Consolidated was an important for its role as the defendant in the Perkins v. Benguet Mining Co. U.S. Supreme Court case of 1952.
References[]
- ^ AP (July 13, 1965). "J. Haussermann, RP 'gold king,' dies at 98 [sic]". The Manila Times. p. 1.
- ^ a b Life Magazine, "Their gold Mines Are Their Ace In the Hole," February 13, 1939
- ^ Baguio Balatoc Mines, Photo Slideshow, September 5, 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVfrZfmEti0
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- 1867 births
- 1965 deaths
- American expatriates in the Philippines
- American military personnel of the Spanish–American War
- Gold mining companies
- United States Army officers