1st Senate of Puerto Rico


The First Puerto Rican Senate, under United States occupation, was the first meeting of senators of the Senate of Puerto Rico elected as part of the legislative branch of their government. Elections for the Senate of Puerto Rico were authorized by passage of the Jones-Shafroth Act in 1917. It authorized elections to be held on July 6, 1917 for representative government in the legislature.
The Senate met from August 13, 1917, to January 2, 1920. The voters elected a majority of members from the Union of Puerto Rico party, who chose Antonio R. Barceló as President of the Senate.

Leadership

PositionNamePartyDistrict
President of the SenateAntonio R. BarcelóUnionVII
President pro TemporeEduardo GeorgettiUnionAt-large
Majority LeaderUnion
Majority WhipUnion
Minority LeaderRepublican
Minority WhipRepublican

Members

DistrictNameParty
I - San JuanJosé de Jesús TizolUnion
I - San JuanRamón Valdés CobiánUnion
II - AreciboFélix SantoniUnion
II - AreciboFrancisco M. SusoniUnion
III - AguadillaFrancisco SeínUnion
III - AguadillaJuan García DucósUnion
IV - MayagüezLeopoldo Felíz SeveraRepublican
IV - MayagüezJuan Angel TióRepublican
V - PonceJosé Tous SotoRepublican
V - PonceJuan Cortada TiradoRepublican
VI - GuayamaMariano Abril y OstaloUnion
VI - GuayamaJosé RoviraUnion
VII - HumacaoAntonio R. BarcelóUnion
VII - HumacaoJosé J. Benítez DíazUnion
At-LargeFrank MartínezUnion
At-LargeEduardo GeorgettiUnion
At-LargeMartín Travieso, Jr.Union
At-LargeJosé Celso BarbosaRepublican
At-LargeSantiago IglesiasSocialist

Employees