Ludovico Hidrosollo Explained

Ludovico Hidrosollo
Office:Senator of the Philippines from the 12th district
Term Start:2 June 1931
Term End:5 June 1934
Appointer:Dwight F. Davis
Alongside:Jamalul Kiram II
Predecessor:Hadji Butu
Successor:Juan Gaerlan
Office2:Governor of Capiz
Term Start2:1947
Term End2:1951
Predecessor2:Cornelio Villareal
Successor2:Eduardo Abalo
Birth Date:2 September 1885
Birth Place:Dumarao, Capiz, Captaincy General of the Philippines

Ludovico Advincula Hidrosollo (September 2, 1885 – 1962) was a Filipino politician.

Biography

Ludovico Hidrosollo was born on September 2, 1885, in Dumarao, Capiz. Hidrosollo studied agriculture at the University of Michigan at the expense of the US government. He returned to the Philippines in 1908 and became the first Filipino teacher in Dumarao. He was later promoted to supervising teacher in Ilog in Negros Occidental.[1] In 1922, he was appointed Director of Non-Chistian Tribes by Governor General Leonard Wood.

In 1931, Hidrosollo was appointed to the Senate of the Philippines by Governor General Dwight F. Davis to represent the 12th district comprising the non-Christian majority regions of the Cordilleras and Mindanao, serving until 1934.[2] During this period he also served on the board of trustees of the University of the Philippines. In 1947, Hidrosollo was elected governor of Capiz, serving until 1951.[1]

Hidrosollo died in 1962. He was married to Concepcion Mapa.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Governors of Capiz. 6 June 2023. Explore Panay. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223333/http://www.explorepanay.com/2009/07/glimpse-of-past-and-present-governors.html . 2016-03-04 .
  2. Web site: List of Previous Senators. 6 June 2023. Senate of the Philippines.