Appointed by William Howard Taft Succeeded by Manuel Earnshaw | Role Legislator Name Benito Legarda | |
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Full Name Benito Legarda y Tuason Born September 7, 1853
Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines ( 1853-09-07 ) Alma mater University of Santo Tomas Died August 27, 1915, Evian-les-Bains, France | ||
Education University of Santo Tomas | ||
Benito Legarda y Tuason (September 27, 1853 – August 27, 1915) was a Filipino legislator who was a member of the Philippine Commission of the American colonial Insular Government, the government's legislature, and later a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands to the United States Congress.
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Early life and education
He was born in Manila, Spanish Philippines on September 27, 1853 to a Spanish mestizo family. He attended the Jesuits’ College and the University of Santo Tomas of Manila.
Political life
He started his political life as a member of President Emilio Aguinaldo's cabinet at Malolos and vice president of the Filipino Congress. He later became a member of the Philippine Commission 1901 and was elected as a Resident Commissioner to the Sixtieth and to the two succeeding Congresses (November 22, 1907- March 3, 1912). He was not a candidate for renomination to the Sixty-third Congress in 1912, in large part due to opposition to his candidacy from the Philippine Assembly. He founded the Federalista party during the early part of the 20th century. He was an upper-class Filipino who cooperated with the United States.
Death
Benito Legarda died on August 27, 1915, in Evian-les-Bains, France. He is buried at the Manila North Cemetery.