Espiridión Guanco y Cordero (29 December 1874[1] - 2 May 1925) was a Filipino politician during the American occupation.

Espiridión Guanco
Guanco in c. 1917
Senator of the Philippines from the 8th District
In office
October 16, 1916 – May 2, 1925
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byMariano Yulo
President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
In office
July 21, 1919 – October 27, 1922
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded bySergio Osmeña
Member of the Philippine Assembly from Iloilo's 4th district
In office
October 16, 1909 – October 16, 1912
Preceded byAdriano Hernández y Dayot
Succeeded byAmando Avanceña
Personal details
Born(1874-12-29)December 29, 1874
Pototan, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedMay 2, 1925(1925-05-02) (aged 50)
Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Philippine Islands
Political partyNacionalista (1909-1925)

Biography

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Guanco was born on 29 December 1874 to Agustin Guanco and Filomena Cordero.[1]

He was first elected to the Philippine Assembly as the representative of the 4th district of Iloilo from 1909 to 1912.[2] As a member of the Philippine Assembly, he was appointed by the Speaker for the chairmanship of the irrigation committee.[3] Upon the establishment of the Philippine Senate in 1916, he was elected as the first representative of the 8th senatorial district composed of the Negros provinces, Antique and Palawan.[1] During this period, he served as the chamber's first President pro tempore during the 5th Legislature from 1919 to 1922.[4] He served three terms until his death in office on 2 May 1925.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The 8th Senatorial District". The Freeman. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ^ "ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019)" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. ^ Robertson, James Alexander (November 1910). "The Extraordinary Session of the Philippine Legislature, and the Work of the Philippine Assembly". American Political Science Review. 4 (4): 516–536. doi:10.2307/1944930. ISSN 1537-5943.
  4. ^ "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 1 June 2023.