Jaime C. de Veyra

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He was born on November 4, 1873, in the town of Tanauan in Leyte province.^[2]

Education

De Veyra attended both public and private schools. In 1888, he began studying at Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila, and graduated in 1893 with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1895, he began studying for a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Philosophy and Letters at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. He completed both degrees in 1898.^[2]

Political career

From 1888 to 1899, he served as secretary to the Military Governor of Leyte, General Ambrosio Moxica.^[2]

In 1901, he was elected municipal councilor in the town of Cebu, and became municipal vice-president the following year. In 1903, he became president of the electoral assembly of Cebu. In 1904, De Veyra became Director of Liceo de Maasim, in Leyte, and served until 1905.^[2]

In 1905, he became an editor for the Spanish- and Tagalog-language newspaper El Renacimiento.^[2]

In 1906, De Veyra became Governor of Leyte, He served until 1907, when he became a member of the first Philippine Assembly as the first representative of Leyte's Fourth District in the Philippine House of Representatives. He served in the Assembly until 1913, when he became a member of the Philippine Commission 1913–1916.^[2]

In 1916, De Veyra was appointed executive secretary of the Philippine Islands under Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison, and served until 1917.^[2]

In 1917, De Veyra was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Resident Commissioner of the Philippines. He reelected in 1920 and served from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1923. He was declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922.^[2]

He engaged in journalistic work during 1923, and he became head of the department of

Personal life

Jaime de Veyra married clubwoman and

Sofia Reyes de Veyra died in 1953, aged 77 years old.[6] Jaime de Veyra died in Manila, Philippines on March 7, 1963. He was buried at La Loma Cemetery in Caloocan.

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  De Veyra in the United States
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  De Veyra welcoming the 2nd Philippine delegation. Left to right: De Veyra, Manuel L. Quezon, Frank McIntyre, Sergio Osmeña and Isauro Gabaldón.

See also

• Commission on the Filipino Language
• List of Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans in the United States Congress
• Resident Commissioner of the Philippines

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