José de Jesús Tizol González was a Puerto Rican politician, senator and delegate.
De Jesús Tizol was one of the many founders of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño.Función del Ateneo en el Proceso Histórico de Puerto Rico
During the early 1900s, de Jesús was a member of the Puerto Rico House of Delegates for various terms.1899-1916 on Pomarrosa
In 1917, de Jesús was elected as a member of the first Puerto Rican Senate established by the Jones-Shafroth Act. He represented the District I (San Juan).Elecciones 1917 on Pomarrosa
In the four-year period from 1921 to 1924 in the Senate, Tizol presided over the Criminal Law Commission and was the second highest-ranking representative in the Finance commissions and Labor. He was also a member of the Finance Commission.
He died in San Juan, Puerto Rico while holding a seat in the House of Representatives on April 7, 1929 at the age of 50. He is buried at Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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