- Santiago Polanco Abreu
Santiago Polanco-Abreu (
October 30 ,1920 –January 18 ,1988 ) was aResident Commissioner of Puerto Rico .Born in
Bayamón, Puerto Rico , Polanco-Abreu attended elementary and high schools inIsabela, Puerto Rico .He was in theUniversity of Puerto Rico , B.A., 1941, and LL.B., 1943.He joinedPhi Sigma Alpha Fraternity [cite web |url=http://www.fisigmaalfa.org/eterno.htm |title=Capitulo Eterno |publisher=fisigmaalfa.org |accessdate=2008-04-27] .He was admitted to the bar in 1943 and practiced law in Isabela and San Juan.Legal adviser to the Tax Court of Puerto Rico from 1943 to 1944.He served as member of the American Bar and Puerto Rico Bar Associations.He was one of the founders of the Institute for Democratic Studies inSan José, Costa Rica .He served in the House of Representatives, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1949 to 1964.He served as member of the Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico in 1951-1952.He was appointed speaker of the house from 1963 to 1964.Polanco-Abreu was elected as a
Popular Democrat to be Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States Congress,November 3 ,1964 , for the term endingJanuary 3 ,1969 .He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1968.He resumed the practice of law.He was a resident ofSan Juan, Puerto Rico , until his death there onJanuary 18 ,1988 .He was interred in Municipal Cemetery, Isabela, P.R.ource
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