Rafael Arrillaga Torrens
| Rafael Arrillaga Torrens | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives | |
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In office 1943–1944 | |
| Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from the Manatí District | |
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In office 1940–1944 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 16, 1913 Añasco, Puerto Rico |
| Died | 1960 |
| Alma mater | College of William & Mary, Yale School of Medicine |
| Occupation | Doctor and politician |
| Profession | cardiologist |
Rafael Arrillaga Torrens was born in Añasco, Puerto Rico on April 16, 1913. He attended primary and secondary school in his hometown and in Mayaguez. He earned a B.A. in Mathematics and Physics from the College of William & Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1932, and obtained his PhD degree in medicine from the Yale School of Medicine in 1936.
Returned to Puerto Rico and settle in San Juan to a start his private practice in cardiology and simultaneously start a political career. In 1940 was elected to the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in the Manatí district and in 1943 was elected Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives until 1944.
Rafael Arrillaga Torrens decided to retire from politics and returned to medicine at the Professional Hospital in Santurce and the director of the Center for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Sources
http://www.proyectosalonhogar.com/escritores/RafaelArrillaga.htm
http://www.galenusrevista.com/?El-Dr-Rafael-Arrillaga-Torrens