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Aníbal Acevedo=Vilá (b. 1962) —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Hato Rey, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, February
13, 1962.
Lawyer; member of Puerto
Rico House of Representatives, 1991-2001; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 2001-05; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004,
2008;
Governor
of Puerto Rico, 2005-09; defeated, 2008.
In March, 2008, he was charged
with 19 counts of campaign
finance corruption; in August, 2008, five more counts
were added; fifteen counts were dismissed in December; tried on
the remaining nine charges; found not guilty in March, 2009.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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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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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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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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Foster Vincent Brown (1852-1937) —
also known as Foster V. Brown —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born near Sparta, White
County, Tenn., December
24, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Tennessee, 1884,
1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1900,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1895-97; Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1910-12; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1910-11, 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., March
26, 1937 (age 84 years, 92
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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George Charles Butte (1877-1940) —
also known as George C. Butte —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., May 9,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1924; Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1925; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Society for International Law; American
Law Institute; Alpha
Tau Omega; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, following surgery for an intestinal
blockage, in American Hospital,
Mexico City (Ciudad de México), Distrito
Federal, January
18, 1940 (age 62 years, 254
days).
Interment at Live Oak Cemetery, Dublin, 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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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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Robert Archer Cooper (1874-1953) —
also known as Robert A. Cooper —
of Laurens, Laurens
County, S.C.; Washington,
D.C.; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Laurens
County, S.C., June 12,
1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Laurens County,
1900-04; Solicitor, 8th Judicial Circuit, 1905-16; Governor of
South Carolina, 1919-22; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1934-.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died August
7, 1953 (age 79 years, 56
days).
Interment at Laurens
Cemetery, Laurens, S.C.
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Jorge Luis Cordova=Diaz (1907-1994) —
of Guaynabo, Guaynabo
Municipio, Puerto Rico; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Manatí, Manatí
Municipio, Puerto Rico, April
20, 1907.
Lawyer; district judge in Puerto Rico, 1939-44; justice of
Puerto Rico supreme court, 1945-46; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1969-73.
Died September
16, 1994 (age 87 years, 149
days).
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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Luis Guillermo Fortuño=Burset (b. 1960) —
also known as Luis G. Fortuño=Burset —
of Guaynabo, Guaynabo
Municipio, Puerto Rico; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, October
31, 1960.
Lawyer; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 2005-; member of
Republican National Committee from Puerto Rico, 2008; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2008;
Governor
of Puerto Rico, 2009-13; defeated, 2012.
Still living as of 2019.
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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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Alejandro Javier García=Padilla (b. 1971) —
also known as Alejandro García=Padilla —
Born in Coamo, Coamo
Municipio, Puerto Rico, August
3, 1971.
Lawyer; Puerto Rico Secretary of Consumer Affairs, 2005-07;
member of Puerto
Rico senate at-large, 2009-13; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 2013-17.
Still living as of 2017.
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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.
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James S. Harlan (1861-1927) —
of Illinois.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
24, 1861.
Lawyer; Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1901-03; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1906-17.
Died September
20, 1927 (age 65 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hans H. Hertell (b. 1950) —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1950.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2000,
2008
(alternate); U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 2001-.
Still living as of 2008.
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John James Jenkins (1843-1911) —
also known as John J. Jenkins —
of Baraboo, Sauk
County, Wis.; Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis.
Born in Weymouth, England,
August
24, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Sauk
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1867-70; lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1872; Chippewa
County Judge, 1872-76; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1876-79; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1895-1909 (10th District
1895-1903, 11th District 1903-09); defeated in primary, 1908; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1910-11; died in office 1911.
Died in Chippewa Falls, Chippewa
County, Wis., June 8,
1911 (age 67 years, 288
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
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Howard L. Kern (c.1886-1947) —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Charles City, Floyd
County, Iowa, about 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1915-19; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1920;
assistant general attorney for International Telephone
and Telegraph,
1928-41; general counsel, Central Railroad
of New Jersey, 1941-47.
Died in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 12,
1947 (age about 61
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Tabor Kingston Jr. (1860-1898) —
also known as John T. Kingston, Jr. —
of Ashland, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Necedah, Juneau
County, Wis., January
4, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1891-93; postmaster at Ashland,
Wis., 1893-97.
Volunteered for military service in the Spanish-American
War, and died, from peritonitis,
in Coamo, Coamo
Municipio, Puerto Rico, August
26, 1898 (age 38 years, 234
days).
Interment at Bay
View Cemetery, Necedah, Wis.
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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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Miles M. Martin —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1915-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Francisco Ponsa=Feliu —
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Bernard Shandon Rodey (1856-1927) —
also known as Bernard S. Rodey —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in County Mayo, Ireland,
March
1, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New Mexico
territorial senate, 1889; delegate
to New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1890; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1901-05; defeated
(Independent Republican), 1904; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1906-10; U.S.
Attorney for the 2nd District of Alaska Territory, 1910-13.
Died March
10, 1927 (age 71 years, 9
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Carlos Antonio Romero=Barceló (b. 1932) —
also known as Carlos A. Romero=Barceló —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Santurce, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, September
4, 1932.
Lawyer; mayor
of San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1969-76; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1977-85; member of Puerto
Rico senate, 1986-89; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1993-2001;
defeated (New Progressive), 2000; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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Horace Mann Towner (1855-1937) —
also known as Horace M. Towner —
of Corning, Adams
County, Iowa.
Born in Belvidere, Boone
County, Ill., October
23, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; Adams
County Superintendent of Schools, 1881-84; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1888;
district judge in Iowa 3rd District, 1891-1910; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1911-23; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1923-29.
Suffered a head injury in an accidental fall, and
died ten days later, in Corning, Adams
County, Iowa, November
23, 1937 (age 82 years, 31
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Corning, Iowa.
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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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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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Laurence Hawley Watres (1882-1964) —
also known as Laurence H. Watres —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., July 18,
1882.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1923-31.
Died in Puerto Rico, February
6, 1964 (age 81 years, 203
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Mausoleum, South Abington Township, Lackawanna County, Pa.
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Beekman Winthrop (1874-1940) —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., September
18, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1904-07; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
1907-09; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1909-13; director,
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad,
Lackawanna Steel Co.,
and National City Bank.
Died November
10, 1940 (age 66 years, 53
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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