succeeded death_date death_place predecessor birth_place successor imagesize party office preceded birth_date term order article_title name
jorge luis córdova january 18 , 1988 san juan , puerto rico ernesto ramos antonini bayamón , puerto rico arcilio alvarado alvarado 150px popular democratic party , democratic party resident of representatives of puerto rico commissioner of puerto rico speaker of the house antonio fernós-isern october 30 , 1920 january january 9 , 1963 - january 2 , 1965 3 , 1965 - january 3 , 1969 18th santiago polanco-abreu
 santiago polanco abreu
santiago polanco-abreu

santiago polanco-abreu -lrb- october 30 , 1920 -- january 18 , 1988 -rrb- was a resident commissioner of puerto rico .
born in bayamón , puerto rico , polanco-abreu attended elementary and high schools in isabela , puerto rico .
he graduated from the university of puerto rico , b.a. , 1941 , and ll.b. , 1943 .
he joined phi sigma alpha fraternity .
he was admitted to the bar in 1943 and practiced law in isabela and san juan .
legal adviser to the tax court of puerto rico from 1943 to 1944 .
he served as member of the american bar association and puerto rico bar association .
he was one of the founders of the institute for democratic studies in san josé , costa rica .
he served in the house of representatives , commonwealth of puerto rico from 1949 to 1964 .
he served as member of the constitutional convention of puerto rico in 1951-1952 .
he was appointed speaker of the house from 1963 to 1964 .
polanco-abreu was elected as a popular democrat to be resident commissioner of puerto rico to the united states congress , november 3 , 1964 , for the term ending january 3 , 1969 .
he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1968 .
he resumed the practice of law .
he was a resident of san juan , puerto rico , until his death there on january 18 , 1988 .
he was interred at the isabela , puerto rico municipal cemetery .
