The Political Graveyard: College and University President Politicians in Puerto Rico

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College and University President Politicians in Puerto Rico

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.

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.

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.

Relatives: Son of Franklin Jackson Yager and Diana (Smith) Yager; married to Estill Lewis.

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