Vicente Urgello Explained

Vicente Urgello
Honorific Prefix:The Honourable
Birth Date:April 22, 1875
Birth Place:Carcar, Cebu, Spanish East Indies
Profession:Lawyer
Nationality:Filipino
Party:Nacionalista
Office:Member of the House of Representatives for Cebu's 3rd District
Term Start:1916
Term End:1922
Predecessor:Filemon Sotto
Successor:Vicente Rama
Birth Name:Vicente Urgello y Sarmiento

Vicente Urgello y Sarmiento (April 22, 1875 – May 3, 1952) was a Filipino mestizo lawyer and legislator from Cebu, Philippines. He was a member of the House of the Representatives for Cebu's 3rd district from 1916 until 1922.

Early life

Vicente Urgello was born in Carcar, Cebu[1] to parents Francisco Urgello y Basa and Telesfora Sarmiento y Canarias on April 22, 1875. He became a lawyer on October 7, 1907 and owned big real estate properties in Cebu City. The street that was named after him used to be his private property and was previously known as Private Road.

Career

He practiced law and was considered a prominent lawyer in his time.

His political career began when Filemon Sotto resigned from his position as Congressman of the 3rd district and ran for a seat in the Senate. A special congressional election was held and Urgello was elected to finish Sotto's term in the 3rd Philippine Legislature. Urgello would be reelected for another term in 1916 and again in 1919. He served as Congressman until 1922.[2]

On October 2, 1939, then President Manuel L. Quezon appointed him as member of the Board of Tax Appeals for Cebu City.[3] [4]

He died on May 3, 1952.

Historical commemoration

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Today in the History of Cebu. Mojares. Resil B.. www.library.usc.edu.ph. University of San Carlos. May 21, 2019.
  2. Web site: ROSTER OF PHILIPPINE LEGISLATORS. www.congress.gov.ph. Congressional Library Bureau; House of Representatives. May 21, 2019.
  3. Web site: Statement: President Quezon on Appointments confirmed by Commission on Appointments of National Assembly, November 11, 1939 GOVPH. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. en-US. 2019-05-21.
  4. Web site: President Quezon's Cebuano appointees in 1939 The Freeman. Oaminal. Clarence paul. June 4, 2018. philstar.com. 2019-05-21.
  5. Web site: Urgello Street, Cebu City. Oaminal. Clarence Paul. April 21, 2014. PressReader. The Freeman through Pressreader. 2019-05-21.