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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—Puerto RicoSantiago POLANCO-ABREU
(1920-1988)
POLANCO-ABREU, Santiago, a
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in Bayamón, P.R.,
October 30, 1920; attended elementary and high schools in Isabela,
P.R.; University of Puerto Rico, B.A., 1941, and LL.B., 1943; was
admitted to the bar in 1943 and practiced law in Isabela and San
Juan; legal adviser to the Tax Court of Puerto Rico, 1943-1944;
member of the American Bar and Puerto Rico Bar Associations; one of
the founders of the Institute for Democratic Studies in San
José, Costa Rica; served in the House of Representatives,
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1949-1964; member of the
Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico in 1951-1952; appointed
speaker of the house, 1963-1964; 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;
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1968; resumed the practice
of law; was a resident of San Juan, P.R., until his death there on
January 18, 1988; interment in Municipal Cemetery, Isabela,
P.R.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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