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Jaime Benitez=Rexach (1908-2001) —
also known as Jaime Benitez —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Vieques, Vieques
Municipio, Puerto Rico, October
29, 1908.
Lawyer;
university professor; chancellor
of the University of Puerto Rico, 1942-66; president
of the Puerto Rico University System, 1966-71; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1973-77;
defeated, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Puerto Rico, 1976.
Puerto
Rican ancestry.
Died, of pneumonia,
in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, May 30,
2001 (age 92 years, 213
days).
Interment at Cementerio
de Santa Maria Magdalena, Santa Maria, Puerto Rico.
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Wilfredo Caraballo (b. 1947) —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Yabucoa, Yabucoa
Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
1, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
law professor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 29th District, 1996-2007; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996,
2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Puerto
Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Jaime B. Fuster (1941-2007) —
of Rio Piedras, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Guayama, Guayama
Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
12, 1941.
Lawyer;
law professor; president,
Catholic University of Puerto Rico, 1981-84; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1985-92; resigned
1992; justice of
Puerto Rico supreme court, 1992-2007; appointed 1992; died in
office 2007.
Puerto
Rican ancestry.
Died, of cardiac
arrest, in Guaynabo, Guaynabo
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
3, 2007 (age 66 years, 325
days).
Burial location unknown.
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José Miguel Gallardo (1897-1976) —
of Puerto Rico; Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in San Germán, San
Germán Municipio, Puerto Rico, September
29, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; college professor; Puerto
Rico comissioner of education, 1937-45; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1940-41, 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Association of University Professors; Reserve
Officers Association; Kappa
Delta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 18,
1976 (age 78 years, 293
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of José Gallardo and Luisa (Garcia) Gallardo; married, June 23,
1926, to Ida Evans Magee. |
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Rexford Guy Tugwell (1891-1979) —
also known as Rexford G. Tugwell; "Rex the
Red" —
Born in Sinclairville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 10,
1891.
Economist;
university professor; member of the "Brain Trust" which
advised President Franklin
D. Roosevelt; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1941-46.
Member, American
Political Science Association.
Died, in Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., July 21,
1979 (age 88 years, 11
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Sinclairville, N.Y.
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Arthur Yager (1858-1941) —
of Georgetown, Scott
County, Ky.
Born in Henry
County, Ky., October
29, 1858.
Democrat. College professor; president
of Georgetown College, 1908-13; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1913-21; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1928.
Died in Pewee Valley, Oldham
County, Ky., 1941
(age about
82 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin Jackson Yager and Diana (Smith) Yager; married to Estill
Lewis. |
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