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Alfonso Lastra Chárriez

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Alfonso Lastra Chárriez
Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
In office
1921–1924
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from at-large district
In office
1937–1940
Personal details
BornOctober 4, 1887
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
DiedDecember 3, 1946 (aged 59)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Political partyLiberal Party of Puerto Rico
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Alfonso Lastra Chárriez (October 4, 1887 - December 3, 1946) was a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician from the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico.

Early years

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Was born in the year 1887 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico to Juan Lastra and Alfonsina Charriez. Alfonso Lastra Chárriez was a lawyer before becoming a politician.

Politics

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Alfonso Lastra Chárriez was a member of the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico. Got elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives that included a term as Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from 1921 to 1924. In 1937 was elected as an at-large member for the Puerto Rico Senate.

Legacy

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Was a prominent member of the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico. He died in 1946 at age 59 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and was buried at the Puerto Rico Memorial Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Alfonso Lastra Charriez (1887-1946) - Find A".
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Preceded by Speaker pro tempore of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
1921–1924
Succeeded by
Senate of Puerto Rico
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate
1937–1939
Succeeded by