Isauro Gabaldón

Isauro Gabaldón y González (born Isauro González; December 8, 1875 – December 21, 1942) was a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands serving from 1920 until 1928.

The Honourable Isauro Gabaldón
Senator of the Philippines from the Third Senatorial District
In office 1916–1919 Serving with Francisco Tongio Liongson
Preceded by	Post created
Succeeded by	Teodoro Sandiko
Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands
In office March 4, 1920 – July 16, 1928 Serving with Jaime C. De Veyra (1920–1923) Pedro Guevara (1923–1929)
Preceded by	Teodoro R. Yangco
Succeeded by	Camilo Osías
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Nueva Ecija's Second District
In office 1934–1935
Preceded by	Felipe Buencamino, Jr.
Succeeded by	Felipe Buencamino, Jr.
Member of the Philippine National Assembly from Nueva Ecija's Lone District
In office 1907–1912
Preceded by	Post created
Succeeded by	Lucio Gonzales
Governor of Nueva Ecija
In office 1912–1916
In office 1906–1906
Personal details
Born	Isauro González (1875-12-08)December 8, 1875 San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	December 21, 1942(1942-12-21) (aged 67)
Political party	Nacionalista

Early life

He was born in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Philippines on December 8, 1875, and was a Spanish-Filipino mestizo, the illegitimate son of José Gabaldón y Pérez, a Spaniard from Tébar, Cuenca, and of María González y Mendoza, a Filipina native. He was the grandson by paternal side of Lorenzo Gabaldón and Luisa Pérez, and by maternal side of Cosme González and Bárbara Mendoza.[1]

Education and law practice

He attended the public schools in Tebar, Spain, which was his father's hometown.[2] He studied law in the Universidad Central, in Madrid, Spain and graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippine Islands. He practiced law from 1903 to 1906.

Political career

He was governor of the Province of Nueva Ecija in 1906 and 1912–1916. He was a member of the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1911. He served in the Philippine Senate between 1916 and 1919. He was elected as a Nationalist and a Resident Commissioner to the United States in 1920. He was reelected in 1923 and 1925, and served from March 4, 1920, until his resignation effective July 16, 1928, having been nominated for election to the Philippine House of Representatives. He had also been elected in 1925 as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, but did not qualify, preferring to continue as Commissioner until resigning in 1928.

Death

He died on December 21, 1942.

Legacy

Gabaldón gives his name to American-era public elementary schools built through the bills he sponsored.

See also

• List of Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans in the United States Congress
• List of Hispanic Americans in the United States Congress
• United States Congressional Delegations from Philippines

References

1. "Film # 007769715 Image Film # 007769715; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSM8-748Q-L — FamilySearch.org". Retrieved September 4, 2017.
2. Interesantes Declaraciones de D. Isauro Gabaldón, El Sol, November 13, 1924

External links

• United States Congress. "Isauro Gabaldón (id: G000001)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Teodoro R. Yangco	Resident Commissioner from the Philippines to the United States Congress 1920–1928 Served alongside: Jaime C. de Veyra and Pedro Guevara	Succeeded by Camilo Osías