Juan B. Alegre Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Juan Bautista Alegre y Levantino
Office:Senator of the Philippines from the 6th District
Term Start:June 2, 1931
Term End:June 14, 1931
Successor:José O. Vera
Term Start1:June 6, 1922
Term End1:June 5, 1928
Predecessor1:Leoncio Imperial
Successor1:José Fuentebella
Office2:President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands
Successor2:Jose V. Ramirez
Term2:1920–1921
Birth Name:Juan Bautista Alegre y Levantino
Birth Date:2 February 1882
Birth Place:Casiguran, Sorsogon, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Death Cause:complications of gastric ulcer
Death Place:Manila, Philippine Islands
Restingplace:La Loma Cemetery
Party:Democrata (1931)
Otherparty:Nacionalista (1922-1931)
Spouse:Amanda ("Aimee") Sargent[1]
Relatives:Narciso Alegre y Pellicer (father)
Ramona Levantino (mother)
Children:(1) Narciso (died in infancy; 3 months); (2) Narciso Joseph; (3) Anita (died in childhood); (4) Juan Bautista, Jr.; (5) Maria Cristina; (6) José
Education:Yale Law School

Juan Bautista Alegre y Levantino (February 2, 1882 – June 14, 1931) was a Filipino statesman, a delegate of the first Philippine Independence Mission of 1919 to Washington, D.C.,[2] [3] Secretary of the National Committee of the Philippine Independence Commission of 1922,[4] [5] [6] [7] a member of the first Philippine Independence Congress of 1930,[8] and Senator of the Philippines.

Biography

Juan B. Alegre was born on February 2, 1882, in Casiguran in the province of Sorsogon in the Bicol Peninsula. In 1926, he later moved residence to what is now known as Barangay San Juan in Irosin.

Alegre was an abaca plantation owner[9] and reportedly one of the wealthiest citizens[10] of the Philippines of his time. He was the president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands from 1920 to 1921, and one of the financiers of the Philippines Herald[11] [12] [13] newspaper. Juan B. Alegre was married to Amanda Sargent[14] [15] [16] and survived by four of his children.

After completing his training in the Philippines, Juan B. Alegre attended Yale University from 1903 to 1905 but had to leave his 3Ls in Yale Law School, abetted by business concerns from the death of his father, Narciso Alegre Pellicer.

In 1922, he was elected to the Senate of the Philippines[17] for the Sixth Senatorial District[18] on behalf of the Nacionalista Party. Three years later, Alegre was re-elected to the 7th Philippine Legislature.[19] However, after being defeated for a third term in the 1928 Senate elections by another member of the Nacionalista Party, he joined the Democrata Party.

On behalf of the Demócratas, he succeeded afterwards in being re-elected again to the Senate. But before Alegre could take his place in the 9th Philippine Legislature, however, he died in his home in Manila after being sworn to office[20] at the age of 49,[21] on June 14, 1931[22] from complications of gastric ulcer.[23] [24] His vacancy was filled by Jose O. Vera[25] [26] by a special election later that year.[27] A street fronting the Sorsogon Provincial Capitol and Park in Sorsogon City is named in his honor.[28] [29]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Filipinos Gone to Ellis Island - aqwg02. filipinosgone2ellis-island.tripod.com.
  2. Book: Churchill. Bernardita Reyes. THE PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE MISSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES (1919-1934): A thesis submitted to the faculty of Asian Studies, The Australian National University, for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. July 1981. Australian National University. 679 Appendix A. English. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506104501/https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/111875. 2021-05-06.
  3. Book: Philippine Independence Hearings Before the Committee on the Philippines United States Senate and the Committee on Insular Affairs House of Representatives Held Jointly . 1919 . Washington Government Printing Office . 5 and 139.
  4. News: 10 Years Ago - June 6, 1924 . Philippines Herald . June 6, 1934 . English.
  5. Onorato . Michael . The Philippine Independence Mission of 1922 . Philippine Studies Vol. 16, No. 3. 1968. Ateneo de Manila University . Quezon City, Philippines .
  6. The Philippine Independence Mission of 1922 . Philippine Studies. Onorato . Michael . 1968 . 16. 3. 558–562. Ateneo de Manila University . 42720307.
  7. Fernandez . Doreen G. . The Philippine Independence Mission of 1922 . Philippine Studies Vol. 37 No. 3. 1989. Ateneo de Manila University . Quezon City, Philippines .
  8. Book: Kalaw . Maximo M. . Proceedings of the first Independence congress : held in the city of Manila, Philippine islands, February 22-26, 1930 APPENDIX A, FIRST INDEPENDENCE CONGRESS, LIST OF MEMBERS. 1930 . Published under the Direction of Dean Maximo M. Kalaw, Executive Secretary, College of Liberal Arts, University of the Philippines, Manila, P.I.. 333 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506110212/https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/philamer/AFJ2098.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext. 2021-05-06.
  9. Book: Nolasco . Clarita . The Creoles in Spanish Philippines (Reprint) . 2019 . Pantas Publishing and Printing Co. . Quezon City, NCR, Philippines . 53 . 978-621-95835-9-6.
  10. The Philippine Press System: 1811-1989 . Philippine Studies. Fernandez . Doreen G. . 1989 . 37. 3. 317–344. Ateneo de Manila University . 42633609.
  11. Web site: The Philippines herald.. Library of Congress.
  12. Book: The Philippines herald: pioneer Filipino daily in English. 1920. Peoples Press. Manila.
  13. News: 1920. The Philippines herald.. English. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506111857/https://www.worldcat.org/title/philippines-herald/oclc/11295869. 2021-05-06. 11295869.
  14. Book: Sargent . William . Sargent Record . 1899 . The Californian Co. Publishers . St. Johnsbury, Vermont . 679.
  15. Book: Sargent . Winthrop . Early Sargents of New England . 1922 . Ad-Service Printing Co. . Philadelphia.
  16. Book: Sargent . John S. . Sargent Genealogy: Hugh Sargent, of Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, and His Descendants in England; William Sargent, of Malden, New England, and His Descendants in America (Classic Reprint) . April 19, 2018 . Forgotten Books . 978-1528478601 . 254 . Classic Reprint (Hardcover) .
  17. Web site: History of the Senate of the Philippines. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506112433/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/featured/the-history-of-the-senate-of-the-philippines/. 2021-05-06. officialgazette.gov.ph.
  18. Web site: List of Previous Senators, Sixth Legislature . Senate of the Philippines 18th Congress . Senate of the Philippines.
  19. Web site: List of Previous Senators, Seventh Legislature . Senate of the Philippines 18th Congress . Senate of the Philippines.
  20. News: JUAN B. ALEGRE DIES; PHILIPPINE SENATOR; Took Oath of Office Just Before Succumbing . New York Times . 15 June 1931 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506113019/https://www.nytimes.com/1931/06/15/archives/juan-b-alegre-dies-philippine-senator-fiery-politician-who-studied.html. 2021-05-06. 18 . English.
  21. News: JUAN B. ALEGRE DIES; PHILIPPINE SENATOR; His Loss a Blow to Party. New York Times . 15 June 1931 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506113019/https://www.nytimes.com/1931/06/15/archives/juan-b-alegre-dies-philippine-senator-fiery-politician-who-studied.html. 2021-05-06. 18 . English.
  22. Web site: News of the World, Philippine Magazine: May 15 – June 14, 1931 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506113238/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1931/07/01/news-of-the-world-philippine-magazine-may-15-june-14-1931/. 2021-05-06. Official Gazette . EDP/IT Division of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO).
  23. News of the World: The Philippines, Juan B. Alegre, Philippine Magazine (Vol. 28, no. 1, p. 63) July 1, 1931
  24. Web site: Philippine Magazine Volume 28 No. 1 . The United States and its Territories 1870 to 1925: The Age of Imperialism . Ginn & Company Educational Publishers . 63 . July 1931.
  25. Web site: Philippine Magazine Volume 28 No. 1 . The United States and its Territories 1870 to 1925: The Age of Imperialism . Ginn & Company Educational Publishers . 205 . August 1931.
  26. News: JUAN B. ALEGRE DIES; PHILIPPINE SENATOR; Election of Another Democrat in His Place Unlikely . New York Times . 15 June 1931 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506113019/https://www.nytimes.com/1931/06/15/archives/juan-b-alegre-dies-philippine-senator-fiery-politician-who-studied.html. 2021-05-06. 18 . English.
  27. Web site: Sakdalan . Benito M. . Philippine Magazine Volume 28 No. 1 (First Session of the Ninth Legislature). The United States and its Territories 1870 to 1925: The Age of Imperialism . Philippines Herald. 323. July 1931.
  28. Web site: The Sorsogon Provincial Capitol Park . LocalPhilippines.com.
  29. Web site: Rielo . Nik . Provincial Capitol and Park of Sorsogon . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506120433/https://pinoyontheroad.com/2013/03/23/sorsogon-provincial-capitol-and-park-photo-essay/. 2021-05-06. Pinoy on the Road.

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