Juan B. Alegre

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alegre and the second or maternal family name is Levantino.
The Honourable
Juan Bautista Alegre y Levantino
Sen. Juan B. Alegre.JPG
Senator of the Philippines from the 6th District
In office
1922–1925
Serving with Vicente de Vera, 6th Philippine Legislature
In office
1925–1928
Serving with Jose O. Vera, 7th Philippine Legislature
Personal details
Born
Juan Bautista Alegre y Levantino

(1882-02-02)2 February 1882
Casiguran, Sorsogon, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died14 June 1931(1931-06-14) (aged 49)
Manila, Philippine Islands
Cause of deathcomplications of gastric ulcer
Resting placeLa Loma Cemetery
Political partyNacionalista
Partido Democrata
Spouse(s)Amanda ("Aimee") Sargent[1]
Children(1) Narciso (died 3 months); (2) Narciso Joseph; (3) Anita (died in childhood); (4) Juan Bautista, Jr.; (5) Maria Cristina; (6) José
RelativesNarciso Alegre y Pellicer (father)
Ramona Levantino (mother)
EducationYale Law School
Juan Alegre Street,
Provincial Capitol,
Sorsogon City, Sorsogon
J Alegre Street
Namesake Juan B. Alegre
Type landmark
Length 922.91 m (3,027.92 ft)
Location Sorsogon City
Postal code 4700
Coordinates 12°58′17″N 124°00′06″E / 12.9715°N 124.0018°E / 12.9715; 124.0018
From Rizal Street
To Magsaysay Street
Juan Alegre Street,
Old Albay District,
Legaspi City, Albay
JB Alegre Street (Bicol 640)
Part of Bicol 640
Namesake Juan B. Alegre
Type secondary national road
Length 480.16 m (1,575.33 ft)
Location Legaspi City, Albay
Postal code 4500
Coordinates 13°08′19″N 123°44′00″E / 13.1385°N 123.7332°E / 13.1385; 123.7332
From Rizal Avenue
To Punta de Jesus Road
Alegre Street,
Poblacion 11,
Batangas City, Batangas
Namesake Juan B. Alegre
Type tertiary road
Length 306.46 m (1,005.45 ft)
Location Poblacion 11, Batangas City
Postal code 4200
Coordinates 13°45′41″N 121°03′33″E / 13.761306°N 121.059121°E / 13.761306; 121.059121
From P. Burgos Street
To P. Canlapan Street
Juan Alegre Street,
BF Homes Parañaque,
Metro Manila
Namesake Juan B. Alegre
Type residential street
Length 127.99 m (419.91 ft)
Location BF Homes, Parañaque, Metro Manila
Postal code 1700
Coordinates 14°26′49″N 121°01′25″E / 14.446893519929128°N 121.02360403130682°E / 14.446893519929128; 121.02360403130682
From Yuchengco Street
To F. Ortigas Street

Juan Bautista Alegre y Levantino (February 2, 1882 – June 14, 1931) was a Filipino statesman, a delegate of the first Philippine Independence Mission of 1919 to Washington, D.C.,[2][3] Secretary of the National Committee of the Philippine Independence Commission of 1922,[4][5][6][7] a member of the first Philippine Independence Congress of 1930,[8] and Senator of the Philippines.

Biography[]

Juan B. Alegre was born on February 2, 1882 in Casiguran in the province of Sorsogon in the Bicol Peninsula. In 1926, he later moved residence to what is now known as Barangay San Juan in Irosin.

Alegre was an abaca plantation owner[9] and reportedly one of the wealthiest citizens[10] of the Philippines of his time. He was the president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands from 1920-1921, and one of the financiers of the Philippines Herald[11][12][13] newspaper.[1] Juan B. Alegre was married to Amanda Sargent[14][15][16] and survived by four of his children.

After completing his training in the Philippines, Juan B. Alegre attended Yale University from 1903 to 1905 but had to leave his 3Ls in Yale Law School, abetted by business concerns from the death of his father, Narciso Alegre Pellicer.

In 1922, he was elected to the Senate of the Philippines[17] for the Sixth Senatorial District[18] on behalf of the Nacionalista Party. Three years later, Alegre was re-elected to the 7th Philippine Legislature.[19] However, after being defeated for a third term in the 1928 Senate elections by another member of the Nacionalista Party, he joined the Democrata Party.

On behalf of the Demócratas, he succeeded afterwards in being re-elected again to the Senate. But before Alegre could take his place in the 9th Philippine Legislature, however, he died in his home in Manila after being sworn to office[20] at the age of 49,[21] on June 14, 1931[22] from complications of gastric ulcer.[23][24] His vacancy was filled by Jose O. Vera[25][26] by special elections.[27] The late Senator Alegre is remembered by the thoroughfare named in his honor, fronting the Sorsogon Provincial Capitol and Park.[28][29]

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  3. ^ Philippine Independence Hearings Before the Committee on the Philippines United States Senate and the Committee on Insular Affairs House of Representatives Held Jointly. Washington Government Printing Office. 1919. pp. 5 and 139.
  4. ^ "10 Years Ago - June 6, 1924". Philippines Herald. June 6, 1934.
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  19. ^ "List of Previous Senators, Seventh Legislature". Senate of the Philippines 18th Congress. Senate of the Philippines.
  20. ^ "JUAN B. ALEGRE DIES; PHILIPPINE SENATOR; Took Oath of Office Just Before Succumbing". New York Times. 15 June 1931. p. 18. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06.
  21. ^ "JUAN B. ALEGRE DIES; PHILIPPINE SENATOR; His Loss a Blow to Party". New York Times. 15 June 1931. p. 18. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06.
  22. ^ "News of the World, Philippine Magazine: May 15 – June 14, 1931". Official Gazette. EDP/IT Division of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). Archived from the original on 2021-05-06.
  23. ^ News of the World: The Philippines, Juan B. Alegre, Philippine Magazine (Vol. 28, no. 1, p. 63) July 1, 1931
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  28. ^ "The Sorsogon Provincial Capitol Park". LocalPhilippines.com.
  29. ^ Rielo, Nik. "Provincial Capitol and Park of Sorsogon". Pinoy on the Road. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06.
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