Antonio de las Alas
Antonio de las Alas | |
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Senator of the Philippines | |
In office July 9, 1945 – May 25, 1946 | |
Secretary of Finance | |
In office February 19, 1936 – November 15, 1938 | |
Preceded by | Elpidio Quirino |
Succeeded by | Manuel Roxas |
Secretary of Public Works and Communications | |
In office November 15, 1935 – February 18, 1936 | |
Preceded by | Maximo Paterno |
Succeeded by | Mariano Jesus Cuenco |
Personal details | |
Born | Taal, Batangas, Captaincy General of the Philippines | October 14, 1889
Died | October 5, 1983 Chicago, Illinois, United States | (aged 93)
Antonio de las Alas (October 14, 1889 – October 5, 1983) was a Filipino politician and business leader.[1][2][3]
Biography[]
Antonio de las Alas was a representative of the province of Batangas in the Philippine Legislature and member of the Senate of the Philippines[4] during World War II, and a member of the constitutional convention delegation in 1934 and 1971.[1][2][5][6] His signature is on an unissued 100 Piso banknote dated 1944.[7] After the war, he worked in many Filipino companies and institutions.[1][2] In 1978, he received an Alumni service award. He died at the age of 94 in Illinois in 1983.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b c Antonio de las Alas (PDF).
- ^ a b c "Antonio De Las Alas | Taal Batangas". www.taal.ph. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ^ Galang, Zoilo M. (1953). Encyclopedia of the Philippines: Government and politics. E. Floro.
- ^ "Ambrosio Padilla". Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Zhao, Xiaojian; Ph.D, Edward J. W. Park (2013-11-26). Asian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598842401.
- ^ Abueva, Jose Veloso (1972). Filipino Politics, Nationalism, and Emerging Ideologies: Background for Constitution-making. Modern Book Company.
- ^ Linzmayer, O.W. (2019) The Banknote Book: Philippines.
- ^ "Antonio de las Alas". Notable Alumni. 1888-09-12.
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