Santiago Polanco Abreu | |
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| Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico | |
| In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Fernós-Isern |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Luis Córdova |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico | |
| In office January 9, 1963 – January 2, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Ramos Antonini |
| Succeeded by | Arcilio Alvarado Alvarado |
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| Born | Santiago Iglesias Pantín (1920-10-30)October 30, 1920 |
| Died | January 18, 1988(1988-01-18) (aged 67) |
| Resting place | Isabela Municipal Cemetery inIsabela, Puerto Rico |
| Party | Popular Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic |
| Education | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BA) University of Puerto Rico School of Law (LLB) |
Santiago Polanco-Abreu (October 30, 1920 – January 18, 1988) was the 10thResident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.
Born inBayamón, Puerto Rico, Polanco-Abreu attended elementary and high schools inIsabela, Puerto Rico.He graduated from theUniversity of Puerto Rico, B.A., 1941, and LL.B., 1943.He joinedPhi Sigma Alpha fraternity.[1][2]He wasadmitted 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 theAmerican Bar Association andPuerto Rico Bar Association.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.[1]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 aPopular Democrat to be Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States Congress, November 3, 1964, for the term ending January 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 on January 18, 1988.
He was interred at the Isabela Municipal Cemetery inIsabela, Puerto Rico.
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| Preceded by | Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico 1965–1969 | Succeeded by |
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