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Fermín Torralba

Fermín Torralba

Filipino lawyer and politician (1891-1939)

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Sarmiento and the surname or paternal family name is Torralba.

Fermín Sarmiento Torralba (born Fermín Torralba y Sarmiento; July 7, 1891 – 1939) was a Filipino lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Philippines Legislature from 1922 to 1928 and was Secretary of the Philippine Senate from 1931 to 1935. He was a member of the Nacionalista Party.[1][2]

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Fermín Torralba was born in Tagbilaran, Bohol to Margarito Torralba y Maturan (c. 1856 – January 11, 1929 in Tagbilaran, Bohol)[3] and Cirila Sarmiento. He received an LL.B. degree from the University of Michigan.[2]

Torralba was elected to the Philippines Legislature in 1922 as representative from the 1st district of Bohol and was re-elected in 1925. He was elected Secretary of the Philippine Senate in 1933, serving in the Ninth and Tenth Legislatures.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines.
  2. [2]
    "Senators Profile – Fermin Torralba". Senate of the Philippines.
  3. [3]
    Margarito Torralba's Death Register
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