Resident Commissioners from the Philippines
Encyclopedia
From 1907 until 1946, the Philippines
sent Resident Commissioner
s to the United States House of Representatives
to represent the island state, which was a U.S.
territory from 13 August 1898 (on 15 November 1935 it became the Commonwealth of the Philippines). The authority for the office of the Resident Commissioner from the Philippines came from the Philippine Organic Act (1902)
section 8, Philippine Autonomy Act (Jones Law 1916) section 20, and Philippine Independence Act (Tydings-McDuffie Act
1934) section 7(5). The Resident Commissioners could speak and otherwise participate in the business of the House, but did not have voting rights. Two were sent until 1937 when it changed to one.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
sent Resident Commissioner
Resident Commissioner
Resident Commissioner is the title of several, quite different types of Commissioner in overseas possession or protectorate of the British Crown or of the United States.-British English:...
s to the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
to represent the island state, which was a U.S.
United States
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territory from 13 August 1898 (on 15 November 1935 it became the Commonwealth of the Philippines). The authority for the office of the Resident Commissioner from the Philippines came from the Philippine Organic Act (1902)
Philippine Organic Act (1902)
The Philippine Organic Act, popularly known as the Philippine Bill of 1902 and sometimes known as the Cooper Act after its author Henry A. Cooper, was the first organic law for the Philippines enacted by the United States Congress during the American Colonial Period in the Philippines...
section 8, Philippine Autonomy Act (Jones Law 1916) section 20, and Philippine Independence Act (Tydings-McDuffie Act
Tydings-McDuffie Act
The Tydings-McDuffie Act approved on March 24, 1934 was a United States federal law which provided for self-government of the Philippines and for Filipino independence after a period of ten years. It was authored by Maryland Senator Millard E...
1934) section 7(5). The Resident Commissioners could speak and otherwise participate in the business of the House, but did not have voting rights. Two were sent until 1937 when it changed to one.
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| 60th 60th United States Congress The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of... (1907–1909) |
Benito Legarda y Tuason | Pablo Ocampo Pablo Ocampo Pablo Ocampo, a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in Manila, Philippine Islands, January 25, 1853; attended Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and graduated from Santo Tomas University in 1882; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1882 and practiced in Manila; prosecuting... |
| 61st 61st United States Congress The Sixty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of... (1909–1911) |
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| Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines... |
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| 62nd 62nd United States Congress - House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S... (1911–1913) |
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| 63rd 63rd United States Congress - House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:... (1913–1915) |
Manuel Earnshaw Manuel Earnshaw Manuel Earnshaw was a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in Cavite, Philippine Islands, born November 19, 1862; attended the Ateneo de Manila and the Nauti School, Manila, Philippine Islands; became engaged in engineering and in the drydocking business in 1884; founder,... |
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| 64th 64th United States Congress The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth... (1915–1917) |
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| 65th 65th United States Congress The Sixty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1919, during the fourth and fifth... (1917–1919) |
Jaime C. De Veyra Jaime C. de Veyra Jaime Carlos de Veyra, a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands; born in Tanauan, Province of Leyte, Philippine Islands, born November 4, 1873; attended public and private schools; was graduated from the College of San Juan de Letran in Manila in 1893; studied law,... |
Teodoro R. Yangco Teodoro R. Yangco Teodoro Rafael Yangco was a Philippine businessman who became a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands. Born in San Antonio, Zambales, he was the only child of Luis R. Yangco and Ramona Arguelles Corpus, widow of Tomas Corpus. Yangco attended the Ateneo de Manila University and... |
| 66th 66th United States Congress The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of... (1919–1921) |
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| Isauro Gabaldon Isauro Gabaldon Isauro Gabaldon was a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands serving from 1920 until 1929.He was born in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. He attended the public schools in Tebar, Spain. He studied law in the Universidad Central, in Madrid, Spain and graduated from the University of... |
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| 67th 67th United States Congress The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years... (1921–1923) |
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| 68th 68th United States Congress The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of... (1923–1925) |
Pedro Guevara Pedro Guevara Pedro Guevara , was a Philippine soldier, lawyer and legislator who became Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands during the American colonial administration.-Biography:... |
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| 69th 69th United States Congress The Sixty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1925 to March 4, 1927, during the third and fourth... (1925–1927) |
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| 70th 70th United States Congress The Seventieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1929, during the last two years of... (1927–1929) |
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| 71st 71st United States Congress The Seventy-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1931, during the first two years... (1929–1931) |
Camilo Osias Camilo Osías Camilo Osías was a Filipino politician, twice for a short time President of the Senate of the Philippines.... |
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| 72nd 72nd United States Congress The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years... (1931–1933) |
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| 73rd 73rd United States Congress The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years... (1933–1935) |
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| 74th 74th United States Congress -House:Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners-Senate:*President of the Senate: John N. Garner *President pro tempore: Key Pittman -Majority leadership:*Majority leader: Joseph T. Robinson... (1935–1937) |
Francisco A. Delgado |
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| 74th 74th United States Congress -House:Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners-Senate:*President of the Senate: John N. Garner *President pro tempore: Key Pittman -Majority leadership:*Majority leader: Joseph T. Robinson... (1935–1937) |
Quintin Paredes Quintín Paredes Quintín B. Paredes was a Filipino lawyer, politician, and statesman.He was born in Bangued, Abra, Philippines in 1884 to Juan Felix Paredes and Regine Babila.-Education and early career:... |
| 75th 75th United States Congress The Seventy-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1939, during the first two years... (1937–1939) |
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| Joaquin Miguel Elizalde Joaquín Miguel Elizalde Joaquín Miguel Elizalde was a Philippine politician.He was educated at St. Joseph's College, London, and Dr. Schmidt’s Institute in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Elizalde was an industrialist and financier and economic adviser to President Manuel L... |
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| 76th 76th United States Congress The Seventy-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1939 to January 3, 1941, during the seventh and... (1939–1941) |
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| 77th 77th United States Congress -Major events:* December 7, 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor* December 8, 1941: Joint Session of Congress met to hear President Roosevelt deliver his "Day of Infamy" speech... (1941–1943) |
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| 78th 78th United States Congress The Seventy-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1945, during the last two years... (1943–1945) |
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| 79th 79th United States Congress The Seventy-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1945 to January 3, 1947, during the last months of... (1945–1947) |
See also
- United States Congressional Delegations from PhilippinesUnited States congressional delegations from PhilippinesIn the early 20th century, the Philippines was a territory of the United States. A representative, known as a Resident Commissioner had non-voting delegate status in the United States House of Representatives, much like Resident Commissioners from Puerto Rico do today. The Philippines had 2...
- Resident Commissioner of Puerto RicoResident Commissioner of Puerto RicoThe Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico every four years...
, who still has a similar mandate - In most other U.S. territories, a similar representative position is styled "DelegateDelegate (United States Congress)A delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected from a U.S. territory and from Washington, D.C. to a two-year term. While unable to vote in the full House, a non-voting delegate may vote in a House committee of which the delegate is a member...
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