The First Puerto Rican Senate, under United States occupation, was the first meeting of senators of the Senate of Puerto Rico elected as part of the legislative branch of their government. Elections for the Senate of Puerto Rico were authorized by passage of the Jones-Shafroth Act in 1917. It authorized elections to be held on July 6, 1917 for representative government in the legislature.
The Senate met from August 13, 1917, to January 2, 1920. The voters elected a majority of members from the Union of Puerto Rico party, who chose Antonio R. Barceló as President of the Senate.
Party summary
AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalUnionRepublicanSocialistVacantBegin 13 5 1 19 0Latest voting share
Leadership
Position Name Party District President of the Senate Antonio R. Barceló Union VII President pro Tempore Eduardo Georgetti Union At-large Majority Leader Union Majority Whip Union Minority Leader Republican Minority Whip Republican
Members
District Name Party I - San Juan José de Jesús Tizol Union Ramón Valdés Cobián Union II - Arecibo Félix Santoni Union Francisco M. Susoni Union III - Aguadilla Francisco Seín Union Juan García Ducós Union IV - Mayagüez Leopoldo Felíz Severa Republican Juan Angel Tió Republican V - Ponce José Tous Soto Republican Juan Cortada Tirado Republican VI - Guayama Mariano Abril y Ostalo Union José Rovira Union VII - Humacao Antonio R. Barceló Union José J. Benítez Díaz Union At-Large Frank Martínez Union Eduardo Georgetti Union Martín Travieso, Jr. Union José Celso Barbosa Republican Santiago Iglesias Socialist
Employees
Secretary: José Muñoz Rivera Assistant Secretary: Eugenio Astol Sergeant at Arms: Manuel Palacios Salazar
References
External links Elecciones 1917