Francisco Soriano Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Francisco Soriano
Party:Nacionalista (1919-1925)
Progresista (1907-1909)
Birth Date:4 October 1869
Birth Place:Molo, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Office:Senator of the Philippines from the 8th district
Term Start:June 3, 1919
Term End:June 2, 1925
Alongside:José Clarín
Predecessor1:Nicolas Capistrano
Office2:Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Surigao's Lone district
Term Start2:1907
Term End2:1909
Predecessor2:position established
Successor2:Manuel Gavieres

Francisco Soriano (October 4, 1869 - ?) was a Filipino politician.

Biography

Francisco Soriano was born on October 4, 1869, in Molo, now a district of Iloilo City. He received his bachelor's degree in arts at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1889 and studied law at the University of Santo Tomas, where he received his degree in civil law in 1898. In 1894, he received a degree in secondary education from the same university and while a student, opened high schools in Manila and Molo.[1]

During the Philippine Revolution, he was appointed as the secretary-general of the government of the Federal State of the Visayas and was a member of the Judicial Committee of the revolutionary government in 1898.[1]

During the American occupation, Soriano was appointed as prosecutor (fiscal) for Surigao and Misamis provinces in Mindanao in 1901. In 1907, Soriano was elected as a member of the Progresista Party[1] to the newly established Philippine Assembly representing the at-large district of Surigao, serving until 1909.[2] In 1919, Soriano was elected to the Senate of the Philippines representing the 11th senatorial district. He served until 1925.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 1908 . Directorio bigrafico filipino . Manila .
  2. Web site: ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019). 23 September 2022. House of Representatives of the Philippines.
  3. Web site: List of Previous Senators. 6 June 2023. Senate of the Philippines.