Charles Henry Juliá Barreras
Charles H. Juliá Barreras | |
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Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the at-large district | |
In office 1952–1964 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Henry Juliá Barreras May 7, 1908 Morovis, Puerto Rico |
Died | July 28, 1979 Santurce, Puerto Rico | (aged 71)
Political party | Partido Estadista Republicano |
Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Rank | Major |
Charles Henry Juliá Barreras (May 7, 1908 – July 28, 1979) was a Puerto Rican politician and judge. He was a three-time member of the Senate of Puerto Rico, serving from 1952 to 1964.
Early life
[edit]Juliá Barreras was born on May 7, 1908, in Morovis, Puerto Rico.
He attended the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. While there, he was a founding member of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity on October 22, 1928. Served in the United States Army with the rank of Major during the World War II era.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Juliá Barreras was elected as a delegate for the district of San Juan to the board of the Puerto Rico Bar Association on September 1, 1938.[3] He was a three-time member of the Senate of Puerto Rico.[4] He won a seat in the Senate of Puerto Rico for the Partido Estadista Republicano in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 elections.[4] His last term ended in 1964.
He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico in 1956 and 1960.[5] In the seventies he was also a judge in San Juan.
Personal history
[edit]In 1931, Juliá Barreras was the fourth president of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.[6]
Juliá Barreras died on July 28, 1979. He was interred at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
References
[edit]- ^ Hernández, Rosario (July 20, 1993), R. de la C. 1310 (PDF) (in Spanish), House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, p. 2, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011, retrieved September 1, 2010
- ^ "Sigma History" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ Mondríguez Torres, Carlos (August 25, 2009). Ponencia de Carlos Mondríguez Torres En torno al P de la C 152 Ante la Comisión de Seguridad Pública y Asuntos de la Judicatura del Senado Reunida en el Colegio de Abogados 25 de agosto de 2009 (PDF) (in Spanish). Puerto Rico. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ a b Bayrón Toro, Fernando (2003). Elecciones y Partidos Politicos de Puerto Rico 1809–2000 (in Spanish). Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: Editorial Isla. 215–233. ISBN 0-9650185-0-4.
- ^ "Political Graveyard". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ "Phi Sigma Alpha Presidents". fisigmaalfa.org. n.d. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.
External links
[edit]- 1908 births
- 1979 deaths
- Burials at Puerto Rico National Cemetery
- Members of the Senate of Puerto Rico
- Phi Sigma Alpha founders
- People from Morovis, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican military officers
- Republican Party (Puerto Rico) politicians
- United States Army officers
- University of Puerto Rico alumni
- 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico