José E. Colón

José E. Colóm was briefly acting Governor of Puerto Rico between June 25 1939 and September 11 1939 after the previous governor, Blanton C. Winship, was removed from the office by President Franklin D. Roosevelt for alleged abuse of his authority in depriving the people of Puerto Rico of their civil rights. (Mr. Winship was formally removed from office May 12, 1939.)

External links

* [http://cheverote.com/reviews/marcantonio.html Five Years of Tyranny, congressional testimony about the removal of Governor Winship]
* [http://worldstatesmen.org/Puerto_Rico.html List of Puerto Rico Governors on WorldStatesmen.org]