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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.
Son of Manuel Besosa (1832-1898) and Fruta (Melero) Besosa.
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 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 Ramsey Beverley (1894-1967) —
also known as James R. Beverley —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex., June 15,
1894.
Son of William Beverley and Clara (Hendricks) Beverley.
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 in June, 1967
(age about
73 years).
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 2010.
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Santiago Polanco-Abreu (1920-1988) —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, October
30, 1920.
Resident
Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1965-69;
defeated, 1968.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
18, 1988 (age 67 years, 80
days).
Interment at Municipal
Cemetery, Isabela, Puerto Rico.
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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 1994.
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