José Manuel Ramos Barroso (14 February 1928 – 20 August 1996) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as a

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. He was a member of the

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from 1977 to 1980.

Biography

José Manuel Ramos Barroso was born in Bayamón,

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on 14 February 1928, to Jesús Ramos and Carmen D. Barroso. He studied his elementary and high school at the Colegio Santa Rosa in Bayamón, from 1933 to 1945. Served in the

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during the

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era. From 1945 to 1948, he completed a

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from

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and in 1951, received his

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from

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Ramos worked as a private lawyer for 25 years. In the 1970s, he entered politics and was elected to the

for the District of Bayamón at the 1976 elections. During that term, he served as President pro tempore under

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. He was reelected at the 1980 elections. Ramos married Carmen M. Fonseca on August 16, 1956. They had four children together: Carmen M., José A., Luis A., and Carlos R. He died on 20 August 1996, at the age of 68 after suffering from cancer. He was buried at the

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References

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