Vicente Singson Encarnacion Explained

Vicente Singson Encarnacion
Office:Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce
Term Start:June 12, 1945
Term End:1946
Predecessor:Delfín Jaranilla (as Secretary of Justice, Agriculture and Commerce)
Successor:Mariano Garchitorena
Office2:Secretary of Finance
Predecessor2:Rafael Alunan Sr.
Successor2:Elpidio Quirino
Office3:Senator of the Philippines from the 1st senatorial district
Alongside3:Juan Villamor (1916-1919),
Santiago Fonacier (1919-1922)
Predecessor3:District established
Successor3:Isabelo de los Reyes
Office4:Member of the House of Representatives from Ilocos Sur's 1st district
Predecessor4:District established
Successor4:Alberto Reyes
Birth Date:5 August 1875
Birth Place:Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Death Place:Caloocan, Rizal, Philippines
Successor1:Eulogio Rodriguez
Predecessor1:Rafael Alunan Sr.
President:Sergio Osmeña
Governor-General1:Frank Murphy
Termstart1:1933
Termend1:1934
Termend2:July 24, 1934
Termstart2:April 30, 1933
Governor-General2:Frank Murphy
Termstart3:October 16, 1916
Termend3:June 6, 1922
Termstart4:October 16, 1907
Termend4:October 30, 1913
Party:Progresista (1907–1922)
Spouse:Lucila Diaz Conde
Children:8
Honorific Prefix:The Honorable

Vicente Singson Encarnación (August 5, 1875 – May 27, 1961) was a Filipino politician and businessman. Encarnacion served as a member of the Senate of the Philippines from 1916 to 1922.

Biography

Vicente Singson Encarnación was born on August 5, 1875, in Vigan, Ilocos Sur to Agripino Sebastián Singson and Benita Singson Encarnación. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree at the Ateneo de Manila and his Bachelor of Laws at the University of Santo Tomas.[1]

In September 1901, Encarnacion was appointed prosecuting attorney (fiscal) of Ilocos Sur. In 1907 he was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives for the Progresista Party for the 1st district of Ilocos Sur. A year later he was elected president of the Progresista Party. Re-elected in 1909 and 1911, he served until 1913. On October 30 of that year, Encarnacion was appointed to the Philippine Commission.[2]

In 1916, Encarnacion was elected to the newly established Senate of the Philippines representing the 1st district. Because he received the most votes in the district, he won a six-year term in the Senate until 1922.[3] Encarnacion was the only senator who was not a member of the Nacionalista Party during his time in office. During his term, he joined the Philippine independence mission to the US in 1919.[1]

After his stint in the Senate, he became active in business and held top positions in insurance, banking and real estate. From April 1933 to July 1934 he was secretary of agriculture and commerce and at the same time secretary of finance in the cabinet of US Governor-General Theodore Roosevelt Jr.[1]

Encarnacion died in Caloocan in 1961 at the age of 85. He was married to Lucila Diaz Conde and had eight children.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PP00541. 6 June 2023. Filipinas Heritage Library.
  2. Web site: ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019). 23 September 2022. House of Representatives of the Philippines.
  3. Web site: List of Previous Senators. 6 June 2023. Senate of the Philippines.