San Juan Municipio
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San Juan Municipio
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in San Juan Municipio
Index to Locations
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Antonio Fernós-Isern (1895-1974) —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo
Municipio, Puerto Rico, May 10,
1895.
Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1946-65; defeated
(Popular), 1940.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
19, 1974 (age 78 years, 254
days).
Interment at National Cemetery.
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Felix Cordova Davila (1878-1938) —
Born in Vega Baja, Vega Baja
Municipio, Puerto Rico, November
20, 1878.
Municipal judge in Puerto Rico, 1904-08; district judge in Puerto
Rico, 1908-17; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1917-32; justice of
Puerto Rico supreme court, 1932-38; died in office 1938.
Died in Condado, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
3, 1938 (age 60 years, 13
days).
Interment at Fournier Cemetery.
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Santiago Iglesias (1872-1939) —
also known as Santiago Iglesias Pantin —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in La Coruña, Spain,
February
22, 1872.
Member of Puerto
Rico senate, 1917-33; Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1933-39; died in
office 1939.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
5, 1939 (age 67 years, 286
days).
Interment at San Juan Cemetery.
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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.
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Federico Degetau (1862-1914) —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Ponce, Ponce
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
5, 1862.
Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1901-05.
Died in Santurce, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
20, 1914 (age 51 years, 46
days).
Interment at Cemetery of San Juan.
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Tulio Larrinaga (1847-1917) —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Trujillo Alto, Trujillo
Alto Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
15, 1847.
Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1905-11.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, April 28,
1917 (age 70 years, 103
days).
Interment at Municipal Cemetery.
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Willis Sweet (1856-1925) —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Alburg Springs, Alburg, Grand Isle
County, Vt., January
1, 1856.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1889-90; district judge in Idaho, 1889-90; justice of
Idaho territorial supreme court, 1889-90; U.S.
Representative from Idaho at-large, 1890-95; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1896;
Puerto
Rico attorney general, 1903-05; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1903-05.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 9,
1925 (age 69 years, 189
days).
Interment at Santurce Cemetery.
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