José Clarín Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
José Clarín
Office:President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines
President:Franklin D. Roosevelt
Term Start:1934
Term End:1935
Predecessor:Sergio Osmeña
Successor:José Avelino
Office2:Senator of the Philippines from the 11th district
Term Start2:October 16, 1916
Term End2:June 2, 1935
Predecessor2:Post established
Successor2:Post abolished
Alongside2:Nicolas Capistrano (1916-1919),
Francisco Soriano (1919-1925),
Troadio Galicano (1925-1931),
Juan Torralba (1931-1935)
Office3:Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bohol's 2nd district
Term Start3:1907
Term End3:1916
Predecessor3:Post established
Successor3:Macario Lumain
Birth Name:José Aniceto Clarín y Butalid
Birth Date:12 December 1879
Birth Place:Tagbilaran, Bohol, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Death Place:Manila, Philippine Islands
Nationality:Filipino
Party:Nacionalista

José Aniceto Clarín y Butalid (December 12, 1879 – June 2, 1935) was a Filipino politician who served as the 3rd president pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines from 1934 until his death in 1935.

Clarín was born on December 12, 1879, to Don Aniceto Velez Clarín, first civil governor of the province of Bohol. Clarín was educated at the University of San Carlos in Cebu primary education and then in Escuela de Derecho de Manila for his law degree earned in 1904. His younger brother, Olegario Clarin, also served as a Senator and representative of Bohol.

The town of Clarin in Misamis Occidental is named in his honor.

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