Juan García Ducós
Juan García Ducós | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Aguadilla district | |
| In office 1917–1928 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1897 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico |
| Died | 1950 |
| Political party | Union of Puerto Rico Alianza Puertorriqueña |
| Profession | Politician |
Juan García Ducós was a Puerto Rican politician and senator.
García Ducós was a member of the Puerto Rico House of Delegates during the early 1900s.[1]
In 1917, García Ducós was elected as a member of the first Puerto Rican Senate established by the Jones-Shafroth Act. He represented the District III (Aguadilla).[2]
García Ducós was reelected at the 1920 general elections. After that, like most of his fellow party members, he joined Alianza Puertorriqueña, a joint political venture with the Republican Party. He was again reelected at the 1924 general elections.
García Ducós was strongly against the death penalty, and tried several times to abolish it during his terms.[3]
There's a housing project in Aguadilla that has his name.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Actas de la Cámara de Delegados de Puerto Rico". Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ^ Elecciones 1917 Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine on Pomarrosa
- ^ Piden moratoria en ejecuciones capitales on WAPA (November 23, 2007)
- ^ Residencial Juan García Ducós on WikiMapia