Vicente Urgello

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urgello and the second or maternal family name is Sarmiento.
The Honourable
Vicente Urgello
Member of the House of Representatives for Cebu's 3rd District
In office
1916–1922
Preceded byFilemon Sotto
Succeeded byVicente Rama
Personal details
Born
Vicente Urgello y Sarmiento

April 22, 1875
Carcar, Cebu, Spanish East Indies
DiedMay 3, 1952(1952-05-03) (aged 77)
NationalityFilipino
Political partyNacionalista
ProfessionLawyer

Vicente Urgello y Sarmiento (April 22, 1875 – May 3, 1952) was a Filipino mestizo lawyer and legislator from Cebu, Philippines. He was a member of the House of the Representatives for Cebu's 3rd district from 1916 until 1922.

Early life

Vicente Urgello was born in Carcar, Cebu[1] to parents Francisco Urgello y Basa and Telesfora Sarmiento y Canarias on April 22, 1875. He became a lawyer on October 7, 1907 and owned big real estate properties in Cebu City. The street that was named after him used to be his private property and was previously known as Private Road.[2]

Career

He practiced law and was considered a prominent lawyer in his time.

His political career began when Filemon Sotto resigned from his position as Congressman of the 3rd district and ran for a seat in the Senate. A special congressional election was held and Urgello was elected to finish Sotto's term in the 3rd Philippine Legislature.[2] Urgello would be reelected for another term in 1916 and again in 1919. He served as Congressman until 1922.[3]

On October 2, 1939, then President Manuel L. Quezon appointed him as member of the Board of Tax Appeals for Cebu City.[4][5]

He died on May 3, 1952.

Historical commemoration

  • The Vicente S. Urgello Street was named in his honor. It starts from Barangay Sambag I and ends at the Sergio Osmeña Boulevard.[2]

Further reading

  • Biografia de Vicente Urgello, National Library of the Philippines

References

  1. ^ Mojares, Resil B. "Today in the History of Cebu" (PDF). www.library.usc.edu.ph. University of San Carlos. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Oaminal, Clarence Paul (April 21, 2014). "Urgello Street, Cebu City". The Freeman through Pressreader. Retrieved 2019-05-21 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ "ROSTER OF PHILIPPINE LEGISLATORS". www.congress.gov.ph. Congressional Library Bureau; House of Representatives. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Statement: President Quezon on Appointments confirmed by Commission on Appointments of National Assembly, November 11, 1939 | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  5. ^ Oaminal, Clarence paul (June 4, 2018). "President Quezon's Cebuano appointees in 1939 | The Freeman". philstar.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.