Vicente Singson Encarnacion

Vicente Singson Encarnación (August 5, 1875 – May 27, 1961) was a Filipino politician and businessman. Encarnacion served as a member of the Senate of the Philippines from 1916 to 1922.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Singson and the second or maternal family name is Encarnación.
The Honorable
Vicente Singson Encarnacion
Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce
In office
June 12, 1945 – 1946
PresidentSergio Osmeña
Preceded byDelfín Jaranilla (as Secretary of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce)
Succeeded byMariano Garchitorena
In office
1933–1934
Governor-GeneralFrank Murphy
Preceded byRafael Alunan Sr.
Succeeded byEulogio Rodriguez
Secretary of Finance
In office
April 30, 1933 – July 24, 1934
Governor-GeneralFrank Murphy
Preceded byRafael Alunan Sr.
Succeeded byElpidio Quirino
Senator of the Philippines from the 1st senatorial district
In office
October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922
Serving with Juan Villamor (1916-1919),
Santiago Fonacier (1919-1922)
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byIsabelo de los Reyes
Member of the House of Representatives from Ilocos Sur's 1st district
In office
October 16, 1907 – October 30, 1913
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byAlberto Reyes
Personal details
Born(1875-08-05)August 5, 1875
Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedMay 27, 1961(1961-05-27) (aged 85)
Caloocan, Rizal, Philippines
Political partyProgresista (1907–1922)
SpouseCecila Diaz Conde
Children8

Biography

Vicente Singson Encarnación was born on August 5, 1875, in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree at the Ateneo de Manila and his Bachelor of Laws at the University of Santo Tomas.[1]

In September 1901, Encarnacion was appointed prosecuting attorney (fiscal) of Ilocos Sur. In 1907 he was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives for the Progresista Party for the 1st district of Ilocos Sur. A year later he was elected president of the Progresista Party. Re-elected in 1909 and 1911, he served until 1913. On October 30 of that year, Encarnacion was appointed to the Philippine Commission.[2]

In 1916, Encarnacion was elected to the newly established Senate of the Philippines representing the 1st district. Because he received the most votes in the district, he won a six-year term in the Senate until 1922.[3] Encarnacion was the only senator who was not a member of the Nacionalista Party during his time in office. During his term, he joined the Philippine independence mission to the US in 1919.[1]

After his stint in the Senate, he became active in business and held top positions in insurance, banking and real estate. From April 1933 to July 1934 he was secretary of agriculture and commerce and at the same time secretary of finance in the cabinet of US Governor-General Theodore Roosevelt Jr.[1]

Encarnacion died in Caloocan in 1961 at the age of 85. He was married to Cecila Diaz Conde and had eight children.[1]

References
  1. "PP00541". Filipinas Heritage Library. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. "ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019)" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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