Manuel V. Domenech
| Manuel V. Domenech | |
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| Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| In office 1904–1904 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio Arias |
| Succeeded by | Luis P. Valdivieso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 23, 1869 Isabela, Puerto Rico |
| Died | 1942 (aged 72–73) San Juan, San Juan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Lehigh University |
| Profession | Politician, Architect |
Manuel V. Domenech (March 23, 1869 – 1942) was a Puerto Rican politician and engineer.
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Early years [edit]
Domenech was born in Isabela, Puerto Rico. He graduated in 1888 from Lehigh University in eastern Pennsylvania.[1]
Political career [edit]
Upon his return to Puerto Rico, he became active in politics and was a member of the first Puerto Rico House of Representatives created after the Spanish American War of 1898. Elected in 1900, he was reelected in 1902 and 1904.
During 1904, he served as Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico. In 1914, he was appointed to serve as Puerto Rico's Commissioner of the Interior, becoming one of the first Puerto Ricans to hold a presidentially-appointed Puerto Rico Cabinet position. He was subsequently appointed as Treasurer of Puerto Rico, a position he held from 1930 to 1935. On several occasions, he served as acting Governor of Puerto Rico.
Domenech attended the 1928 Republican National Convention as an alternate delegate. His great grand nephew, Francisco Domenech, is also active in contemporary politics, but in the Democratic Party, where he serves as a so-called "superdelegate". Another relative, Douglas Domenech, his grand nephew, served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Department of the Interior and a Bush appointee to the White House Task Force on Puerto Rico's Political Status and now serves as Secretary of Naturl Resources of the Commonwealth of Virginia.[2]
Engineer [edit]
Domenech is also known to have acted as municipal architect for the city of Ponce.[3] He was a civil engineer and, in 1914, also rehabilitated the house where King of Tenors Antonio Paoli was born and grew up.[4]
Death and burial [edit]
Domenech died in 1942 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Honors [edit]
After his death, a major avenue in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico was named after him. Domenech is honored at Ponce's Park of the Illustrious Ponce Citizens.[5]
References [edit]
- ^ Pennsylvania Alpha Graduates 1885-1900
- ^ http://www.naturalresources.virginia.gov/
- ^ Buena Vista: Life and Work on a Puerto Rican Hacienda, 1833-1904 By Guillermo A. Baralt. Page 5.
- ^ US Dept of the Interior, National Park Service. NRHP Registration Form. Casa Paoli. 2009-08-11.
- ^ Architecture. TravelPonce. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
See also [edit]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Antonio Arias |
Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico 1904–1904 |
Succeeded by Luis P. Valdivieso |
