| LC control no. | nr 89004462 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Pagán, Bolívar |
| Variant(s) | Pagán Lucca, Bolívar Lucca, Bolívar Pagán |
| Associated country | Puerto Rico |
| Birth date | 1897-05-16 |
| Death date | 1961-02-09 |
| Place of birth | Guayanilla (P.R.) |
| Place of death | San Juan (P.R.) |
| Field of activity | Law Puerto Rican literature Journalism Puerto Rico--Politics and government |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers Politicians Journalists |
| Found in | His Crónicas de Washington, 1949: t.p. (Bolívar Pagán) Find a grave, May 13, 2020 (Bolivar Pagán Lucca; b. 16 May 1897, Guayanilla, Guayanilla Municipality, Puerto Rico; d. 9 February 1961 (aged 63), San Juan, San Juan Municipality, Puerto Rico; US Congressman. He was a distinguished historian, journalist and politician, graduating with a law degree from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras, in 1921, plus was admitted to the bar and began to practice law in San Juan. He began a four year tenure as City Treasurer of San Juan, in 1924 and served as a member of the Puerto Rican Senate (1933-39). In 1939, he was appointed Resident Commissioner to the US House of Representatives by the Governor of Puerto Rico and was elected Resident Commissioner under the auspices of a coalition between the Socialist Party and the Republican Union Party in 1940. While serving the US in the 78th Congress, he was appointed on the Committees on Agriculture, Labor and the Territories of Puerto Rico. After his term, he returned to Puerto Rico, was again elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 1948 and served until 1953.) |
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