Quintin Paredes

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Quintín Paredes, a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippines; born in Bangued, Abra Province, Philippine Islands, September 9, 1884; attended the primary and seminary schools; was graduated from the law school of Manila in 1907; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Manila; appointed fourth prosecuting attorney on July 9, 1908, first prosecuting attorney on November 1, 1913, and served until March 1, 1917; served on the faculty and became dean of the law school (Escuela de Derecho) of Manila 1913-1917; served as solicitor general in 1917 and 1918, as attorney general 1918-1920, and as secretary of justice in 1920 and 1921; member of the first parliamentary mission to the United States in 1919; resumed the practice of law at Manila, Philippine Islands, in 1921; elected a member of the Philippine House of Representatives in 1925, 1928, 1931, and 1934, serving as speaker 1929-1931 and again in 1934; member of the Philippine Assembly in 1935; appointed as a Nationalist on December 21, 1935, the first Resident Commissioner under the Tydings-McDuffie law creating the Philippine Commonwealth Government, and served from February 14, 1936, until his resignation on September 29, 1938; resumed the practice of law; again elected a member of the Philippine Assembly in 1938; member of the Philippine Senate 1941-1945; served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives 1946-1949; member of the Philippine Senate in 1950; reelected in 1955 for the term ending in November 1961; resumed the practice of law; president, General Bank and Trust Co., 1963-1969; was a resident of Bangued, Abra Province, Philippines, until his death in Manila on January 30, 1973.

See also

United States Congressional Delegations from Philippines

External links

This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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