Larrínaga practiced his profession in the United States for some time, returning to Puerto Rico in 1872 where he was appointed architect for the city of San Juan. In 1880, Larrínaga built the first railroad in Puerto Rico and introduced American rolling stock onto the island. For ten years he was the chief engineer of the Provincial Works.
Larrínaga's involvement in politics began in 1898, when he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Interior in the Autonomist government. Two years later, he was sent by his party as a delegate to Washington, D.C.
Larrínaga served as member of the house of delegates for the district of Arecibo in 1902. In 1904, he was elected as a UnionistResident Commissioner to the United States. He was reelected twice, serving from March 4, 1905, until March 3, 1911. Larrínaga also served as delegate from the United States to the Third Pan-American Conference held in Rio de Janeiro in 1906. In 1911, he served as a member of the executive council of Puerto Rico.
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tulio, larrínaga, january, 1847, april, 1917, resident, commissioner, puerto, rico, resident, commissioner, puerto, ricoin, office, march, 1905, march, 1911preceded, byfederico, degetausucceeded, byluis, muñoz, riverapersonal, detailsborn, 1847, january, 1847t. Tulio Larrinaga January 15 1847 April 28 1917 was a Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico Tulio LarrinagaResident Commissioner of Puerto RicoIn office March 4 1905 March 3 1911Preceded byFederico DegetauSucceeded byLuis Munoz RiveraPersonal detailsBorn 1847 01 15 January 15 1847Trujillo Alto Puerto RicoDiedApril 28 1917 1917 04 28 aged 70 San Juan Puerto RicoPolitical partyUnionistEducationRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteUniversity of Pennsylvania BS Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 SourcesBiography editBorn in Trujillo Alto Puerto Rico Larrinaga attended the Seminario Consiliar of San Ildefonso at San Juan Puerto Rico He studied civil engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York and in 1871 graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia Larrinaga practiced his profession in the United States for some time returning to Puerto Rico in 1872 where he was appointed architect for the city of San Juan In 1880 Larrinaga built the first railroad in Puerto Rico and introduced American rolling stock onto the island For ten years he was the chief engineer of the Provincial Works Larrinaga s involvement in politics began in 1898 when he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Interior in the Autonomist government Two years later he was sent by his party as a delegate to Washington D C Larrinaga served as member of the house of delegates for the district of Arecibo in 1902 In 1904 he was elected as a Unionist Resident Commissioner to the United States He was reelected twice serving from March 4 1905 until March 3 1911 Larrinaga also served as delegate from the United States to the Third Pan American Conference held in Rio de Janeiro in 1906 In 1911 he served as a member of the executive council of Puerto Rico Following his political career Larrinaga resumed the practice of civil engineering in San Juan He died there on April 28 1917 and was interred at Cementerio Municipal de Mayaguez in Mayaguez Puerto Rico 1 See also editList of Hispanic Americans in the United States CongressReferences edit Tulio Larrinaga 1847 1917 Find a Grave Find a Grave Sources editUnited States Congress Tulio Larrinaga id L000102 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byFederico Degetau Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico1905 1911 Succeeded byLuis Munoz Rivera nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tulio Larrinaga amp oldid 1185785774, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
