Francisco Felipe Villanueva
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Francisco Felipe Villanueva | |
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Senator of the Philippines from the 7th Senatorial District | |
In office October 16, 1916 – June 3, 1919 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | José María Arroyo |
Senate Majority Leader | |
In office October 16, 1916 – June 3, 1919 | |
Senate President | Manuel L. Quezon |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Francisco Enage |
Member of the Philippine Assembly from Iloilo's 1st district | |
In office October 16, 1909 – October 16, 1916 | |
Preceded by | Amando Avanceña |
Succeeded by | José María Arroyo |
Personal details | |
Born | Molo, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines | October 10, 1867
Died | August 25, 1923 Manila, Philippine Islands | (aged 55)
Political party | Nacionalista |
Spouse | Sofia Conlu |
Francisco Felipe Villanueva (October 10, 1867 – August 25, 1923) was a Filipino political leader during the Philippine–American War.
Biography
[edit]Villanueva was born in the then-town of Molo, Iloilo. He was the youngest of six children of Eusebio and Maria Felipe Villanueva. He studied law, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree. Villanueva married Sofia Conlu and fathered 12 children.
Political career
[edit]Villanueva served as the Visayan member to the Malolos Congress, where he conferred with Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo and Apolinario Mabini to assure that the Visayas would be included in nascent First Philippine Republic. Villanueva subsequently served two terms as representative of the first district of Iloilo from 1909 to 1916, and as the one of the first senators (alongside Jose Altavas) of the seventh senatorial district comprising Iloilo, Capiz and Romblon from 1916 to 1919.[1] He also served as Senate majority floor leader during the Fourth Legislature in 1916–1919.
Death
[edit]Villanueva suffered a fatal heart attack at his Senate office in the Legislative Building in Manila on August 25, 1923.
References
[edit]- ^ "Roster of Philippine Senators | Official Gazette". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- 1867 births
- People of the Philippine Revolution
- People from Iloilo City
- Nacionalista Party politicians
- Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Iloilo
- Majority leaders of the Senate of the Philippines
- Senators of the 4th Philippine Legislature
- 1923 deaths
- Members of the Malolos Congress
- People from the Spanish East Indies
- Members of the Senate of the Philippines from the 7th district
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