Juan B. Alegre

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alegre and the second or maternal family name is Levantino.

The Honourable Juan Bautista Alegre y Levantino
Senator of the Philippines from the 6th District
In office June 2, 1931 – June 14, 1931
Preceded by	José O. Vera
Succeeded by	José O. Vera
In office June 6, 1922 – June 5, 1928
Preceded by	Leoncio Imperial
Succeeded by	José Fuentebella
President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands
In office 1920–1921
Preceded by	Vicente Madrigal
Succeeded by	Jose V. Ramirez
Personal details
Born	Juan Bautista Alegre y Levantino (1882-02-02)February 2, 1882 Casiguran, Sorsogon, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	June 14, 1931(1931-06-14) (aged 49) Manila, Philippine Islands
Cause of death	complications of gastric ulcer
Resting place	La Loma Cemetery
Political party	Democrata (1931)
Other political affiliations	Nacionalista (1922-1931)
Spouse	Amanda ("Aimee") Sargent[1]
Children	(1) Narciso (died in infancy; 3 months); (2) Narciso Joseph; (3) Anita (died in childhood); (4) Juan Bautista, Jr.; (5) Maria Cristina; (6) José
Relatives	Narciso Alegre y Pellicer (father) Ramona Levantino (mother)
Education	Yale Law School

Juan Bautista Alegre y Levantino (February 2, 1882 – June 14, 1931) was a Filipino statesman, a delegate of the first Philippine Independence Mission of 1919 to Washington, D.C.,[2][3] Secretary of the National Committee of the Philippine Independence Commission of 1922,[4][5][6][7] a member of the first Philippine Independence Congress of 1930,[8] and Senator of the Philippines.

Biography

Juan B. Alegre was born on February 2, 1882, in Casiguran in the province of Sorsogon in the Bicol Peninsula. In 1926, he later moved residence to what is now known as Barangay San Juan in Irosin.

Alegre was an abaca plantation owner[9] and reportedly one of the wealthiest citizens[10] of the Philippines of his time. He was the president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands from 1920 to 1921, and one of the financiers of the Philippines Herald[11][12][13] newspaper.[1] Juan B. Alegre was married to Amanda Sargent[14][15][16] and survived by four of his children.

After completing his training in the Philippines, Juan B. Alegre attended Yale University from 1903 to 1905 but had to leave his 3Ls in Yale Law School, abetted by business concerns from the death of his father, Narciso Alegre Pellicer.

In 1922, he was elected to the Senate of the Philippines[17] for the Sixth Senatorial District[18] on behalf of the Nacionalista Party. Three years later, Alegre was re-elected to the 7th Philippine Legislature.[19] However, after being defeated for a third term in the 1928 Senate elections by another member of the Nacionalista Party, he joined the Democrata Party.

On behalf of the Demócratas, he succeeded afterwards in being re-elected again to the Senate. But before Alegre could take his place in the 9th Philippine Legislature, however, he died in his home in Manila after being sworn to office[20] at the age of 49,[21] on June 14, 1931[22] from complications of gastric ulcer.[23][24] His vacancy was filled by Jose O. Vera[25][26] by a special election later that year.[27] A street fronting the Sorsogon Provincial Capitol and Park in Sorsogon City is named in his honor.[28][29]

Images

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  Historical emblem of the Alegre family of Villarroya de los Pinares
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  Narciso Alegre Pellicer, father of Juan Bautista Alegre y Levantino
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  The Sorsogon Provincial Capitol and Park, bounded by Juan Alegre Street
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  Wedding party of Manuel Luis Quezon and Aurora Aragon after the marriage was solemnized in Hongkong on December 14, 1918.

See also

• List of Philippine legislators who died in office

References

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