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Politician members in Puerto Rico

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.   Relatives: Son of Manuel Besosa and Fruta (Melero) Besosa; married, September 15, 1900, to Maria Cabellero.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Longdon Gay (1866-1956) — also known as John L. Gay — Born in Pizgah, Cooper County, Mo., June 23, 1866. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1928-31. Member, Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Reserve Officers Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died November 17, 1956 (age 90 years, 147 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Relatives: Son of Thomas C. Gay and Mary Ann (Hill) Gay; married, November 18, 1915, to Gertrude Mary Vidler.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Franklin Elmore Jones (b. 1873) — also known as Franklin E. Jones — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Santurce, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Born in Youngsboro, Lee County, Ala., July 18, 1873. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1912 (alternate; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1916, 1920, 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin Islands, 1928 (member, Credentials Committee; member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1932 (alternate); member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1928. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks. Burial location unknown.   Julio Herpers Valdés (b. 1895) — also known as Julio H. Valdés — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Aviles, Spain, January 13, 1895. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1944 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948. Christian. Spanish ancestry. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Rosa M. Valdés.

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