Jose G. Generoso | |
Order: | 41st |
Office: | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines |
Appointer: | Manuel L. Quezon |
Termstart: | May 11, 1942 |
Termend: | July 15, 1948 |
Predecessor: | Anacleto Diaz |
Successor: | Alejandro Reyes |
Office1: | Senator of the Philippines from the 4th District |
Term Start1: | June 5, 1928 |
Term End1: | June 5, 1934 |
Predecessor1: | Emiliano Tria Tirona |
Successor1: | Juan Sumulong |
Office2: | Member of the House of Representatives from Manila's 2nd District |
Term Start2: | October 16, 1916 |
Term End2: | June 6, 1922 |
Predecessor2: | Luciano de la Rosa |
Successor2: | Alfonso Mendoza |
Party: | Democrata |
Birth Date: | 19 September 1881 |
Birth Place: | Quiapo, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
Death Place: | Manila, Philippines |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Spouse: | Patrocinio Guevara |
José G. Generoso y Hernández (September 19, 1881 – March 12, 1959) was a Filipino politician and lawyer during the American occupation.
Generoso worked as a law professor before joining politics as a member of the House of Representatives for the 2nd district of Manila from 1916 to 1919 and a Senator for the 4th District composed of Manila, Bataan, Laguna and Rizal from 1928 to 1934. During the Commonwealth era, he served as Technical Assistant and Special Counsel to President Manuel Quezon and was a judge at the Court of Industrial Relations.[1]
During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during the Second World War, he was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by the Japanese-installed Philippine Executive Commission in 1942.[2]