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Jose Maria Veloso

Jose Maria Veloso

Filipino legislator from Leyte (1886–1969)

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Morte and the surname or paternal family name is Veloso.

Jose Maria Morte Veloso (April 30, 1886 – April 13, 1969) was a Filipino lawyer, politician and legislator.

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Biography

The son of Isidro Veloso and Casiana Morte and educated at Cebu's Seminary College in 1903, he proceeded to take up law at the University of Santo Tomas, became a lawyer in 1909 in the same year he graduated from the university, and in the next year, established a law firm called Veloso and Singson.[1]

From 1912 to 1922, he was the governor of the province of Leyte, although he relinquished the position on his second term to serve as senator from the 9th district from 1916 to 1919.[1] He was also elected as representative of Leyte's 3rd district from 1922 to 1925 and the 5th district from 1935 to 1938 as an assemblyman and from 1945 to 1946 as a post-Commonwealth representative.[2][3] He was also elected senator from the country's 9th district from 1916 to 1919 and from 1925 to 1935.[1][4]

His family later on became one of the oldest political dynasties in the country and oldest in Leyte, pre-dating that of the Romualdezes whose descendants include Imelda Marcos.[3][5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Senators Profile - Jose Ma. Veloso". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Roster of Philippine Legislators". House of Representative. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
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    Amazona, Roel (May 15, 2019). "Political Clans' Millennials Secure Key Posts in Leyte, Samar". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
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    "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
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    Amazona, Roel (July 1, 2019). "Leyte Officials Take Oath, Reaffirm Alliance with Petillas". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
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