1st Senate of Puerto Rico

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The First Puerto Rican Senate was the first meeting of senators of the Senate of Puerto Rico elected as part of the legislative branch of their government. Elections for the Senate of Puerto Rico were authorized by passage of the Jones-Shafroth Act in 1917. It authorized elections to be held on July 6, 1917 for representative government in the legislature.

The Senate met from August 13, 1917, to January 2, 1920. The voters elected a majority of members from the Union of Puerto Rico party, who chose Antonio R. Barceló as President of the Senate.

Party summary

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Union Republican Socialist Vacant
Begin 13 5 1 19 0
Latest voting share 68.4% 38.5%

Leadership

PositionNamePartyDistrict
President of the SenateAntonio R. BarcelóUnionVII
President pro TemporeEduardo GeorgettiUnionAt-large
Majority LeaderUnion
Majority WhipUnion
Minority LeaderRepublican
Minority WhipRepublican

Members

DistrictNameParty
I - San Juan José de Jesús Tizol Union
Ramón Valdés Cobián Union
II - Arecibo Félix Santoni Union
Francisco M. Susoni Union
III - Aguadilla Francisco Seín Union
Juan García Ducós Union
IV - Mayagüez Leopoldo Felíz Severa Republican
Juan Angel Tió Republican
V - Ponce José Tous Soto Republican
Juan Cortada Tirado Republican
VI - Guayama Mariano Abril y Ostalo Union
José Rovira Union
VII - Humacao Antonio R. Barceló Union
José J. Benítez Díaz Union
At-Large Frank MartínezUnion
Eduardo GeorgettiUnion
Martín Travieso, Jr.Union
José Celso BarbosaRepublican
Santiago IglesiasSocialist

Employees

  • Secretary:
    • José Muñoz Rivera
  • Sergeant at Arms:
    • Manuel Palacios Salazar

References

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