Martín Travieso Jr. (July 6, 1882 – January 15, 1971) was a Puerto Rican

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, and

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. He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1917 to 1921. He also served as Mayor of San Juan from 1921 to 1923.

Biography

Martín Travieso was born in 1882 in Mayagüez,

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. He received his

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from

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in 1903. In 1904, Travieso joined the Union Party in Puerto Rico, serving as member of the Executive Cabinet from 1908 to 1914. In 1917, he served as provisional

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. That same year, Travieso was elected to the first Senate of Puerto Rico. He served as senator for one term until 1921. After that, he served as Mayor of San Juan from 1921 to 1923. Travieso left the Union Party in 1931 and joined the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico. In 1936, he was appointed by President

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as associate justice of the

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. He then served as

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from 1944 to 1948. For the 1948 general elections, Travieso was a candidate for governor, representing a coalition of several parties (the

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and

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, among others). However, he lost to

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. Travieso died in 1971 at age 88.

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External links

Biografía Martín Travieso
on RamaJudicial.PR

on

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