Tulio Larrínaga (January 15, 1847 – April 28, 1917) was a

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Born in

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, Larrínaga attended the Seminario Consiliar of San Ildefonso at

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. He studied

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at the

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and, in 1871, graduated from the

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. Larrínaga practiced his profession in the United States for some time, returning to Puerto Rico in 1872 where he was appointed architect for the city of San Juan. In 1880, Larrínaga built the first railroad in Puerto Rico and introduced American rolling stock onto the island. For ten years he was the chief engineer of the Provincial Works. Larrínaga's involvement in politics began in 1898, when he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Interior in the

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government. Two years later, he was sent by his party as a delegate to

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. Larrínaga served as member of the house of delegates for the district of Arecibo in 1902. In 1904, he was elected as a Unionist

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to the United States. He was reelected twice, serving from March 4, 1905, until March 3, 1911. Larrínaga also served as delegate from the United States to the Third

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held in

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in 1906. In 1911, he served as a member of the executive council of Puerto Rico. Following his political career, Larrínaga resumed the practice of civil engineering in San Juan. He died there on April 28, 1917 and was interred at

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