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Alfonso Lastra Chárriez (October 4, 1887 - December 3, 1946) was a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician from the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico.

Early years

Was born in the year 1887 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico to Juan Lastra and Alfonsina Charriez. Alfonso Lastra Chárriez was a lawyer before becoming a politician.

Politics

Alfonso Lastra Chárriez was a member of the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico. Got elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives that included a term as Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from 1921 to 1924. In 1937 was elected as an at-large member for the Puerto Rico Senate.

Legacy

Was a prominent member of the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico. He died in 1946 at age 59 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and was buried at the Puerto Rico Memorial Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Alfonso Lastra Charriez (1887-1946) - Find A".
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Preceded by Speaker pro tempore of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
1921–1924 		Succeeded by
Senate of Puerto Rico
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate
1937–1939 		Succeeded by
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