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Matias Gonzales

Matias Gonzales

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Matias Gonzales (born 1854) was a Filipino politician.

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Biography

Matias Gonzales was born in 1854 in Rosales, Pangasinan. He studied at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree there and completed bachelor's degrees in agriculture and accountancy. After his studies he lived and worked on his hacienda in Nueva Ecija.[1]

During the Philippine Revolution, Gonzales served as treasurer of the revolutionary government in Malolos and later, as mayor of Bautista, Pangasinan.[1] In 1907, Gonzales was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives to represent Pangasinan's 5th district.[2] On May 5, 1917, Gonzales won the special election for the remainder of Aquilino Calvo's term in the Senate of the Philippines that lasted until 1919, following Calvo's appointment as governor of Mountain Province.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    P. Reyes, Directorio biografico filipino, (1908), online via deze link
  2. [2]
    "ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019)" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. [3]
    "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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