Juan Cancel Ríos
Puerto Rico House of Representatives from the 12th District | |
|---|---|
| In office 1961–1964 | |
| President pro tempore of the Senate of Puerto Rico | |
| In office 1969–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Negrón López |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Hernández Agosto |
| President of the Municipal Assembly of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico | |
| In office 1957–1960 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan José Cancel Ríos August 20, 1925 United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1945–1947 |
Juan José Cancel Ríos (August 20, 1925 – August 26, 1992) was a
Puerto Rican politician and lawyer who served as the 7th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
from 1973 to 1976.
Biography
Juan Cancel Ríos was born on August 20, 1925, in
bar exam, he became an attorney
.
Cancel showed interest in politics since his youth. From 1957 to 1960, he presided the Municipal Assembly of Barceloneta. In 1960, he was elected as a member of the
Puerto Rico House of Representatives
for the District of Manatí-Barceloneta. He served in that position from 1961 to 1964.
In 1964, Cancel was elected to the
District of Arecibo
. He was reelected in 1968 and 1972. In 1973, his fellow senators chose him as President of the Senate. He did so until 1976.
Cancel was also a member of the Board of the Attorney's College, the
Puerto Rico Baseball League
.
Cancel Ríos was married to Carmen Leticia Alegría Estela, and they had three children together: Carmencita, María Magdalena and Juan Andrés. Cancel Ríos died on August 26, 1992, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Barceloneta Government Center is named after him.[1]
In 2023 Juan Cancel Ríos was posthumously inducted to the Puerto Rico Veterans Hall of Fame.[2]
