Bernabé de Guzmán explained

Bernabé de Guzmán
Office:Senator of the Philippines from the 2nd district
Term Start:3 June 1919
Term End:2 June 1925
Alongside:Teofilo Sison
Alejo Mabanag
Predecessor:Matias Gonzales
Successor:Camilo Osias
Office2:Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Pangasinan's 5th district
Term Start2:16 October 1916
Term End2:3 June 1919
Predecessor2:Hugo Sansano
Successor2:Ricardo Gonzalez
Birth Date:15 July 1882
Birth Place:Bauang, La Union, Captaincy General of the Philippines

Bernabé de Guzmán y Floirendo (born in Bauang on July 15, 1882) was a Filipino politician.

Biography

Bernabé de Guzman was born on July 15, 1882, in Bauang, La Union to Pelayo de Guzman and Graciana Floirendo. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Liceo de Manila and earned a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Santo Tomas.

In 1916, de Guzman was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives on behalf of Pangasinan's 5th district.[1] In 1919, he was elected to represent the 2nd district in the Senate of the Philippines and served until 1925.[2] In 1934, de Guzman was elected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention that drafted the 1935 Philippine Constitution.[3]

His brother, Alejandro de Guzmán, was also a senator from 1929 to 1931.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019). 23 September 2022. House of Representatives of the Philippines.
  2. Web site: List of Previous Senators. 6 June 2023. Senate of the Philippines.
  3. Book: Our Delegates to the Constitutional Assembly: English-Spanish . 1935 . Benipayo Press . es.