Honorific-Prefix: | The Honorable |
Luis Lopez Morales | |
Birth Date: | 25 August 1885 |
Birth Place: | Moncada, Tarlac, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
Office: | Senator of the Philippines from the 3rd District |
Term Start: | 23 March 1926 |
Term End: | 5 June 1928 |
Alongside: | Teodoro Sandiko |
Predecessor: | Santiago Lucero |
Successor: | Benigno Aquino Sr. |
Office2: | Governor of Tarlac |
Term Start2: | 1922 |
Term End2: | 1925 |
Predecessor2: | Ernesto Gardiner |
Successor2: | Marcelino Agana |
Office3: | Member of the House of Representatives from Tarlac's 1st district |
Term Start3: | 16 October 1912 |
Term End3: | 6 June 1922 |
Predecessor3: | Mauricio Ilagan |
Successor3: | Gregorio Bañaga |
Luis Lopez Morales (August 25, 1885 – February 9, 1938) was a Filipino politician and lawyer.
Luis Lopez Morales was born on August 25, 1885, in Moncada, Tarlac. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Liceo de Manila and his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Escuela de Derecho. He was admitted to the Bar in 1908.[1]
Morales was elected for two consecutive terms in the House of Representatives to represent the 1st district of Tarlac from 1912 to 1922 and concurrently served as minority floor leader from 1919 to 1922.[1] At the end of his stint in the lower house, he was elected as Governor of Tarlac, serving in that position until 1925.[2] In 1926, he was elected to the Philippine Senate to represent the 3rd District in a special election to replace Santiago Lucero, who died in office, and served until 1928. He later became a delegate to the 1934 Constitutional Convention representing Tarlac.[1]