- Antonio Borja Won Pat
Antonio Borja Won Pat (
December 10 ,1908 –May 1 ,1987 ) was the first Delegate fromGuam to theUnited States House of Representatives .He was born in
Sumay , Guam, and worked as a teacher. He was first elected to the Advisory Guam Congress in 1936. In 1948 he became speaker of the Guam Assembly. In 1965 he was elected as a Democrat as Guam’s first representative toWashington, DC . He was re-elected in 1968 and served until 1970. In 1972, he was elected as Guam's first delegate to Congress. He served six terms, until he was defeated for re-election in 1984 by RepublicanBen Blaz .Won Pat retired to
Sinajana , Guam, and died inSilver Spring, Maryland . He is interred in the Veterans Cemetery,Piti , Guam. TheAntonio B. Won Pat International Airport is named for him.External links
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEEDB123CF930A35756C0A961948260 NYTimes obituary]
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