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Latest revision as of 15:29, 20 December 2025
Filipino legislator
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Benito Legarda |
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| In office November 22, 1907 – March 3, 1912 |
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| Appointed by | William Howard Taft |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Earnshaw |
| In office September 1, 1901 – December 21, 1907 |
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| In office September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899 |
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| President | Pedro Paterno |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (Antonio de las Alas as Speaker Pro Tempore of the Philippine Assembly) |
| In office September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899 |
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| Constituency | Jolo |
| Born | Benito Cosmé Legarda y Tuason September 27, 1853 |
| Died | August 27, 1915 (aged 61) |
| Resting place | Manila North Cemetery |
| Citizenship | Spain, Philippine |
| Nationality | Spain, United States |
| Party | Progresista (1907–1915) Federalista (1900–1907) Independent (1898–1900) |
| Other political affiliations |
Republican |
| Spouse | Teresa de la Paz y de los Santos |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas |
Benito Cosmé Legarda y Tuason (September 27, 1853 – August 27, 1915) was a Filipino legislator who was a member of the Philippine Commission of the American colonial Insular Government, the government’s legislature, and later a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands to the United States Congress.
Early life and education
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He was born in Manila, Philippines on September 27, 1853 to a Spanish-Filipino and Chinese mestizo family.[1] He attended the Jesuits’ College and the University of Santo Tomas of Manila.
He started his political life as a member of President Emilio Aguinaldo‘s cabinet at Malolos and vice president of the Malolos Congress. He later became a member of the Philippine Commission in 1901 and was elected as a Resident Commissioner to the Sixtieth and to the two succeeding Congresses (November 22, 1907 – March 3, 1912). He was not a candidate for renomination to the Sixty-third Congress in 1912, in large part due to opposition to his candidacy from the Philippine Assembly.[1] He founded the Federalista Party in the early part of the 20th century.[2] He was an upper-class Filipino who cooperated with the United States.[2]
Benito Legarda died on August 27, 1915, in Evian-les-Bains, France. He is buried at the Manila North Cemetery.
The Legarda Elementary School and Legarda Street in Manila were named in Legarda’s honor.
