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Harry Felipe Besosa (1881-1947) —
also known as Harry F. Besosa —
of Santurce, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
24, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Puerto
Rico senate, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Puerto Rico, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; member, Credentials
Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); member of Republican
National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1928-32; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1932-33.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died October
22, 1947 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Cementerio
de Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
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James Rumsey Beverley (1894-1967) —
also known as James R. Beverley —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Dalhart, Dallam
County, Tex., June 15,
1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1929, 1932-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died, from myocardial
failure, in Seton Hospital,
Austin, Travis
County, Tex., June 17,
1967 (age 73 years, 2
days).
Interment at Austin
Memorial Park, Austin, Tex.
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Jose Alberto Cabranes (b. 1940) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Mayagüez, Mayagüez
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
22, 1940.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for Connecticut, 1979-94; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1994-.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Santiago Polanco-Abreu (1920-1988) —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, October
30, 1920.
Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1965-69;
defeated, 1968.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
18, 1988 (age 67 years, 80
days).
Interment at Municipal
Cemetery, Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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Juan B. Torruella (b. 1933) —
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, June 7,
1933.
U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1974-84; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1984.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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