Francisco Felipe Villanueva Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Francisco Felipe Villanueva
Office:Senator of the Philippines from the 7th Senatorial District
Term Start:October 16, 1916
Term End:June 3, 1919
Predecessor:Position established
Successor:José María Arroyo
Office1:Senate Majority Leader
Term Start1:October 16, 1916
Term End1:June 3, 1919
1Blankname1:Senate President
1Namedata1:Manuel L. Quezon
Predecessor1:Position established
Successor1:Francisco Enage
Term Start2:October 16, 1909
Term End2:October 16, 1916
Predecessor2:Amando Avanceña
Successor2:José María Arroyo
Birth Date:10 October 1867
Birth Place:Molo, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Death Place:Manila, Philippine Islands
Party:Nacionalista
Nationality:Filipino
Spouse:Sofia Conlu

Francisco Felipe Villanueva (October 10, 1867 – August 25, 1923) was a Filipino political leader during the Philippine–American War.

Biography

Villanueva was born in the then-town of Molo, Iloilo. He was the youngest of six children of Eusebio and Maria Felipe Villanueva. He studied law, receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree. Villanueva married Sofia Conlu and fathered 12 children.

Political career

Villanueva served as the Visayan member to the Malolos Congress, where he conferred with Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo and Apolinario Mabini to assure that the Visayas would be included in nascent First Philippine Republic. Villanueva subsequently served two terms as representative of the first district of Iloilo from 1909 to 1916, and as the one of the first senators (alongside Jose Altavas) of the seventh senatorial district comprising Iloilo, Capiz and Romblon from 1916 to 1919.[1] He also served as Senate majority floor leader during the Fourth Legislature in 1916–1919.

Death

Villanueva suffered a fatal heart attack at his Senate office in the Legislative Building in Manila on August 25, 1923.

Notes and References

  1. News: Roster of Philippine Senators Official Gazette . July 27, 2022 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . September 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928120002/https://mirror.officialgazette.gov.ph/lists/philippine-senators/ . dead .