Enrique Landrón Otero

Enrique Landrón Otero (22 May 1878 – 30 March 1935) was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico (USA). He was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives on November 6, 1928 for the District No. 5 of Corozal, Puerto Rico. He was affiliated to the Union Party of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican Alliance Party.[1] He chaired the Finance Committee of the House of Representatives and was Vice-Presidente of the House in 1930. He was instrumental in the creation of the Puerto Rico Bar Association. [2]

Enrique Landrón Otero was a civic and political leader in Arecibo and Corozal, having served as administrator of the Central Cambalache in Arecibo and owning a pineapple farm in Corozal. He was co-founder of the Farmers Association of Puerto Rico, serving as spokesman in Washington for the Puerto Rican farmers. At his burial, Don Antonio R. Barceló gave his eulogy.[3]

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House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Preceded by
Benigno Fernández García		 Speaker pro tempore of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
1930–1930		 Succeeded by
Rafael Alonso Torres
  1. LAS POLÍTICAS POBLACIONALES EN PUERTO RICO: CINCO SIGLOS DE DOMINACIÓN COLONIAL, por Arnaldo Torres Degró, p. 287
  2. HISTORIA DEL COLEGIO DE ABOGADOS DE PUERTO RICO por Carmelo Cintrón
  3. Memorias de la Familia Landrón Becerra
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