Félix Santoni
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Felix Santoni | |
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Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Arecibo district | |
In office 1917–1920 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1871 Yauco, Puerto Rico |
Died | 1959 |
Political party | Union of Puerto Rico |
Profession | Politician |
Felix Antonio Santoni Rodriguez was a Puerto Rican politician and senator.
In 1917, Santoni was elected as a member of the first Puerto Rican Senate established by the Jones-Shafroth Act. He represented the Puerto Rico Senatorial district III (Arecibo).[1]
In 1919, Santoni opposed voted against a bill to allow women voting. He claimed that "the time was not right for that reform".[2]
References
- ^ Elecciones 1917 Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine on Pomarrosa
- ^ Clark, Truman; Puerto Rico and the United States, 1917-1933, p. 187