The First Puerto Rican Senate, under United States occupation, was the first meeting of
senators of the
Senate of Puerto Rico
The Senate of Puerto Rico ( es, Senado de Puerto Rico) is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate, together with the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, control t ...
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
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...
as President of the Senate.
Party summary
Leadership
Members
Employees
* Secretary:
** José Muñoz Rivera
* Assistant Secretary:
** Eugenio Astol
* Sergeant at Arms:
** Manuel Palacios Salazar
References
External links
Elecciones 1917
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Politics of Puerto Rico
Political organizations based in Puerto Rico
Political history of Puerto Rico