Benito Legarda

Benito Cosmé Legarda y Tuason (September 27, 1853 – August 27, 1915) was a Filipino legislator who was a member of the Philippine Commission of the American colonial Insular Government, the government's legislature, and later a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands to the United States Congress.

For the Filipino historian, see Benito J. Legarda.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Legarda and the second or maternal family name is Tuason.
Benito Legarda
Legarda in c. 1908
Resident Commissioner of the Philippines
In office
November 22, 1907 – March 3, 1912
Serving with Pablo Ocampo (1907–1909)
Manuel L. Quezon (1909–1912)
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byManuel Earnshaw
Member of the Philippine Commission
In office
September 1, 1901 – December 21, 1907
Vice President of the Malolos Congress
In office
September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899
PresidentPedro Paterno
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished (Antonio de las Alas as Speaker Pro Tempore of the Philippine Assembly)
Member of the Malolos Congress
In office
September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899
ConstituencyJolo
Personal details
Born
Benito Cosmé Legarda y Tuason

(1853-09-27)September 27, 1853
Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedAugust 27, 1915(1915-08-27) (aged 61)
Évian-les-Bains, France
Resting placeManila North Cemetery
CitizenshipSpain, Philippine
NationalitySpain, United States
Political partyProgresista (1907–1915)
Federalista (1900–1907)
Independent (1898–1900)
Other political
affiliations		Republican
SpouseTeresa de la Paz y Santos
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas

Early life and education

He was born in Manila, Philippines on September 27, 1853 to a Spanish-Filipino and Chinese mestizo family.[1] He attended the Jesuits' College and the University of Santo Tomas of Manila.

Political life

He started his political life as a member of President Emilio Aguinaldo's cabinet at Malolos and vice president of the Malolos Congress. He later became a member of the Philippine Commission in 1901 and was elected as a Resident Commissioner to the Sixtieth and to the two succeeding Congresses (November 22, 1907 - March 3, 1912). He was not a candidate for renomination to the Sixty-third Congress in 1912, in large part due to opposition to his candidacy from the Philippine Assembly.[1] He founded the Federalista Party in the early part of the 20th century.[2] He was an upper-class Filipino who cooperated with the United States.[2]

Death

Benito Legarda died on August 27, 1915, in Evian-les-Bains, France. He is buried at the Manila North Cemetery.

Legacy

The Legarda Elementary School and Legarda Street in Manila were named in Legarda's honor.

See also

References
  1. "Don Benito Legarda y Tuason (1853-1915)". Museo Santisima Trinidad. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  2. Karnow, Stanley (1989). "Benito Legarda". In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines. Random House. ISBN 978-0394549750., page 444.



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