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Nicolás C. Acevedo (b. 1906) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Aguadilla, Aguadilla
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
6, 1906.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1964.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Pedro Acevedo and Ramona (Castillo) Acevedo; married, October
15, 1933, to Sofia Ruiz. |
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Raymond L. Acosta (1925-2014) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 31,
1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; FBI
special agent; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1980-82; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1982-94; took senior status 1994.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died in Chapin, Lexington
County, S.C., December
23, 2014 (age 89 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugenio Alfredo Alvarez (1918-1976) —
also known as Eugenio A. Alvarez —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 21,
1918.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972;
member of New York
state assembly 75th District, 1973-74.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died, in Beekman Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1976 (age 57 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Innocencio Alvarez and Juana (Rodriguez) Alvarez; married 1943 to Ines
Leon. |
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Herman Badillo (1929-2014) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Caguas, Caguas
Municipio, Puerto Rico, August
21, 1929.
Lawyer;
accountant;
borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1966-69; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1967;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1988;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1969 (Democratic primary), 1973
(Democratic primary), 1977 (Democratic primary), 2001 (Republican
primary); U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1971-77; Democratic
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1986.
Protestant.
Puerto Rican ancestry. Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma.
First
person of Puerto Rican birth to have a vote in the U.S. Congress.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
3, 2014 (age 85 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Celeste Benitez —
of Rio Piedras, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico secretary of education, 1991; member of Democratic
National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1996; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996;
Popular Democratic candidate for Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1996.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 1996.
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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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Francisco Augusto Besosa (b. 1949) —
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1949.
U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 2006-.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Jose Gomez Brioso —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto
Rico, 1904,
1908
(alternate).
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Sila María Calderón (b. 1942) —
also known as Sila M. Calderón —
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, September
23, 1942.
Mayor
of San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1996-2000; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 2001-05.
Female.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Maria E. Campos —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto
Rico, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948.
Female.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Hiram Rafael Cancio (1920-2008) —
Born in San Sebastián, San
Sebastián Municipio, Puerto Rico, August
26, 1920.
U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1967-74; resigned 1974.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Died December
16, 2008 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Salvador E. Casellas (b. 1935) —
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1935.
U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1994-2005; took senior status
2005.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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Carmen Consuelo Cerezo (b. 1940) —
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1940.
U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1980-.
Female.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Nora Chavez —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Puerto Rico, 1944.
Female.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Federico Degetau=y=González (1862-1914) —
also known as Federico Degetau —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Ponce, Ponce
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
5, 1862.
Lawyer;
author;
mayor
of San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1898; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1901-05.
German
and Puerto Rican ancestry.
Died in Santurce, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
20, 1914 (age 51 years, 46
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of San Juan, Santurce, Puerto Rico.
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Miguel del Valle (b. 1951) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Vega Baja, Vega Baja
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 24,
1951.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 2nd District, 1987-2006; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2008;
Chicago city clerk, 2006-11; candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 2011.
Catholic.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Ruben Diaz Sr. (b. 1943) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, April
22, 1943.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 2003-.
Church
of God. Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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José Maria Esteva (b. 1860) —
Born in San Germán, San
Germán Municipio, Puerto Rico, April
29, 1860.
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Puerto Plata, 1909-14.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Augustin Fernández —
Autentico candidate for Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1944.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Manual Font —
United Parties candidate for Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1944.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Robert Garcia (1933-2017) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
9, 1933.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; computer
engineer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-67 (83rd District 1966, 77th District 1967);
resigned 1967; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1967-78; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1978-90 (21st District 1978-83,
18th District 1983-90); resigned 1990; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988;
indicted
in 1988, along with his wife, on federal bribery
and extortion
charges;
convicted
in October 1989 and sentenced
to three years in prison
(served 104 days); the conviction was reversed on appeal; retried
and again convicted
in 1991; the second conviction was also overturned, and prosecutors
dropped the case.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
25, 2017 (age 84 years, 16
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Manuel R. Gatell (1867-1915) —
also known as Manuel Ricardo Gatell Garcia de
Quevedo —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Ponce, Ponce
Municipio, Puerto Rico, June 10,
1867.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; Vice-Consul
for Central America in Detroit,
Mich., 1897-98; Vice-Consul
for Honduras in Detroit,
Mich., 1899-1900; Vice-Consul
for Nicaragua in Detroit,
Mich., 1899-1901; Partido Federal candidate for Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1900.
Spanish and Puerto Rican ancestry.
Died in Cienfuegos, Cuba,
February
23, 1915 (age 47 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fidel Gatell=y=Moragás and Ana Garcia=de=Quevedo; married,
July
19, 1897, to Maria Antonia Antonmattei=y=Pietri. |
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Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon (b. 1942) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, September
4, 1942.
U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1994-.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Raul Rafael Labrador (b. 1967) —
also known as Raul Labrador —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; Eagle, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Carolina, Carolina
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
8, 1967.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 2004;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 2006-10; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 2011-; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 2018; candidate for Presidential Elector for Idaho.
Mormon.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Victor Marrero (b. 1941) —
Born in Santurce, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1941.
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1999-2010;
took senior status 2010.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Olga A. Mendez —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mayagüez, Mayagüez
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1980,
1984,
1988
(speaker);
member of New York
state senate, 1993; defeated (Republican), 2004.
Female.
Puerto Rican ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 2004.
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Frank Montalvo (b. 1956) —
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1956.
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 2003-.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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José Luis Alberto Muñoz=Marin
(1898-1980) —
also known as Luis Muñoz=Marin; "Father of
Modern Puerto Rico" —
Born in Old San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, February
18, 1898.
Author;
Governor
of Puerto Rico, 1949-65.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, April
30, 1980 (age 82 years, 72
days).
Entombed at Mausoleo Luis Muñoz Rivera, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.
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Relatives: Son
of Luis
Muñoz=Rivera and Amalia Marin=Castilla; married, July 1,
1919, to Muna Lee; father of Victoria
Melo=Muñoz. |
| | | Political family: Munoz
family. |
| | | The Luis Muñoz Marín
International Airport
(opened 1955 as Puerto Rico International Airport, renamed 1985), in
Carolina,
Puerto Rico, is named for
him. — Luis Muñoz Marín High
School, in Barranquitas,
Puerto Rico, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Luis Muñoz=Rivera (1859-1916) —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Barranquitas, Barranquitas
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 17,
1859.
Cigar
manufacturer; newspaper
publisher; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1911-16; died in
office 1916.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, November
15, 1916 (age 57 years, 121
days).
Entombed at Mausoleo Luis Muñoz Rivera, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.
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Rafael Nieto=y=Abeille —
U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1900.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Felix Padilla —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Puerto Rico.
Communist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1935;
candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1936.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Antonia Pantoja (1922-2002) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, September
13, 1922.
Democrat. School
teacher; welder; social
worker; founder, in 1961, of ASPIRA, a non-profit organization
which promotes education and community for Puerto Rican and other
Latino youth; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967;
received the Medal
of Freedom, 1996; inducted into the Hunter College Hall of
Fame.
Female.
Puerto Rican ancestry. Lesbian.
Died, of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 24,
2002 (age 79 years, 253
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eddie Alberto Perez (born c.1957) —
also known as Eddie A. Perez —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Corozal, Corozal
Municipio, Puerto Rico, about 1957.
Democrat. Mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 2001-08; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 2004;
investigated
in 2007 over possible conflict
of interest in hiring a city contractor for renovations at his
home.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Pedro Pierluisi (b. 1959) —
of Guaynabo, Guaynabo
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, April
26, 1959.
Lawyer;
Puerto
Rico secretary of justice, 1993-96; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 2009-17; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 2019.
Catholic.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Jesús Toribio Piñero (1897-1952) —
also known as Jesús T. Piñero —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Carolina, Carolina
Municipio, Puerto Rico, April
16, 1897.
Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1945-46; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1946-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Puerto Rico, 1948.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Died in Loíza, Loíza
Municipio, Puerto Rico, November
19, 1952 (age 55 years, 217
days).
Interment at Carolina
Cemetery, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
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Adam Clayton Powell IV (b. 1962) —
also known as Adam Clayton Powell=Diago —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1962.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1994; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1997; member of New York
state assembly, 2001-.
African
and Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Roberto Ramirez (b. 1950) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Juana Díaz, Juana
Díaz Municipio, Puerto Rico, April 5,
1950.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1991-2000 (77th District 1991-92, 78th District
1993-2000); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2004-08.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, Phi
Theta Kappa.
Still living as of 2008.
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Manuel Ramos (b. 1917) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Puerto Rico, November
23, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 79th District, 1967-72.
Puerto Rican ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jose Ramos=Lopes (b. 1915) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
2, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1959-67 (New York County 14th District 1959-65,
75th District 1966, 70th District 1967).
Catholic.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Aida Cartagena. |
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Carlos M. Rios (1914-1980) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ponce, Ponce
Municipio, Puerto Rico, March 5,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Independent Theater Employees Union; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1963-65.
Protestant.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Died, following a stroke,
in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 6,
1980 (age 66 years, 93
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Candida Santos. |
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Oscar Garcia Rivera —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Puerto Rico.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1940;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1940.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Horacio Rivero (1910-2000) —
also known as "Rivets" —
of California.
Born in Ponce, Ponce
Municipio, Puerto Rico, May 16,
1910.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy
during the Korean conflict; U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1972-74.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
First
U.S. Navy four-star admiral of Hispanic heritage.
Died in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., September
24, 2000 (age 90 years, 131
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Pedró Juan Rosselló (b. 1944) —
also known as Pedró J. Rosselló —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born April 5,
1944.
Democrat. Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996,
2000.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Juan Ramon Sanchez (b. 1955) —
Born in Vega Baja, Vega Baja
Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1955.
Lawyer;
public defender; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1998-2004;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2004-.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Jose Santiago —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Puerto Rico.
Communist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1936.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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José Enrique Serrano (b. 1943) —
also known as José E. Serrano —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Mayagüez, Mayagüez
Municipio, Puerto Rico, October
24, 1943.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1975-90 (75th District 1975-82, 73rd District
1983-90); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008,
2008;
candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1985; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1990-2003 (18th District 1990-93,
16th District 1993-2003).
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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| |
Gloria Tristani —
of New Mexico.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Federal Communications Commission, 1997-2001; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 2002.
Female.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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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.
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Nydia Margarita Velázquez (b. 1953) —
also known as Nydia M. Velázquez —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Yabucoa, Yabucoa
Municipio, Puerto Rico, March
28, 1953.
Democrat. Special assistant to U.S. Representative Edolphus
Towns, 1983; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(speaker).
Female.
Catholic.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Modesto Velazquez=Flores (1909-1998) —
also known as M. Velazquez=Flores —
of Las Piedras, Las
Piedras Municipio, Puerto Rico; Humacao, Humacao
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Juncos, Juncos
Municipio, Puerto Rico, June 15,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Interim Alcade (mayor) of Las Piedras, P.R., 1936; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Died March
28, 1998 (age 88 years, 286
days).
Burial location unknown.
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