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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guanco and the second or maternal family name is Cordero.
The HonorableEspiridión Guanco
Guanco in c. 1917
Senator of the Philippines from the 8th District
In office
October 16, 1916 – May 2, 1925Serving with Manuel López
Hermenegildo Villanueva
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byMariano Yulo
President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
In office
July 21, 1919 – October 27, 1922
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded bySergio Osmeña
Member of the Philippine Assembly from Iloilo's 4th district
In office
October 16, 1909 – October 16, 1912
Preceded byAdriano Hernández y Dayot
Succeeded byAmando Avanceña
Personal details
Born(1874-12-29)December 29, 1874
Pototan, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedMay 2, 1925(1925-05-02) (aged 50)
Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Philippine Islands
Political partyNacionalista (1909-1925)

Espiridión Guanco y Cordero (29 December 1874 - 2 May 1925) was a Filipino politician during the American occupation.

Biography

Guanco was born on 29 December 1874 to Agustin Guanco and Filomena Cordero.

He was first elected to the Philippine Assembly as the representative of the 4th district of Iloilo from 1909 to 1912. As a member of the Philippine Assembly, he was appointed by the Speaker for the chairmanship of the irrigation committee. Upon the establishment of the Philippine Senate in 1916, he was elected as the first representative of the 8th senatorial district composed of the Negros provinces, Antique and Palawan. During this period, he served as the chamber's first President pro tempore during the 5th Legislature from 1919 to 1922. He served three terms until his death in office on 2 May 1925.

References

  1. ^ "The 8th Senatorial District". The Freeman. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. "ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019)" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. Robertson, James Alexander (November 1910). "The Extraordinary Session of the Philippine Legislature, and the Work of the Philippine Assembly". American Political Science Review. 4 (4): 516–536. doi:10.2307/1944930. ISSN 1537-5943.
  4. "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 1 June 2023.


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