Francisco Parra Capó

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Parra and the second or maternal family name is Capó.
Francisco Parra Capó

Mayor Francisco Parra Capó
Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office
1921–1923
Preceded by Rodulfo del Valle
Succeeded by Abelardo Aguilú, Jr.
Personal details
Born 20 December 1871[1]
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died ca. 1945
Nationality Puerto Rican
Political party Republicano Puertorriqueño
Profession politician, lawyer
Religion Roman Catholic

Francisco Parra Capó (20 December 1871 - ca. 1945) was a Puerto Rican attorney, politician, and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1921 to 1923.

Early years

Francisco Parra Capó was born in Ponce in 1867, the son of Francisco Parra Duperón and Eufemia Capó Ortiz de la Renta Bermudas.[2]

Professional life

In 1900 he was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Delegates for the district of Ponce and served until the end of his term in 1902.[3]

In 1919, he worked as the Archivero General (Archivist-in-Chief) for the Ponce District.[4] He became an attorney and joined his father's law firm in Ponce.[5] That law firm is now known as Parra, del Valle & Limeres and continues provide legal services from the Banco de Ponce Building. It is the oldest law firm in Puerto Rico.[6] As an attorney Parra Capó subsequently worked as a military aid to governor Blanton Winship in the mid to late 1930s with his nephew Francisco Parra Toro.[7][8]

Parra Capó was president of the Ponce Municipal Assembly during the days of the Ponce Massacre.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Biographical Sketches: Francisco Parra. William H. Hunt. Secretary of Puerto Rico. 27 July 1901. San Juan: San Juan News Press. Register of Porto Rico. Page 60. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/r/David-Martinez-FL/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0696.html
  3. ↑ Bayrón Toro, Fernando (2003). Elecciones y Partidos Politicos de Puerto Rico 1809-2000 (in Spanish). Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: Editorial Isla. 116. ISBN 0-9650185-0-4.
  4. ↑ http://biblioteca.rrp.upr.edu/trani.htm
  5. ↑ The Commercial guide and business directory of Porto Rico. Lawyers and Notaries. Page 95.
  6. ↑ "History Parra, del Valle & Limeres Law Firm". Parra, del Valle & Limeres Law Firm. 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  7. ↑ Parra Capo as a lawyer Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  8. ↑ http://www.enciclopediapr.org/esp/article.cfm?ref=06102005
  9. ↑ Parra Capo as president of the Ponce Municipal Assembly Retrieved August 15, 2009.

See also

Political offices
Preceded by
Rodulfo del Valle		 Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
1921–1923 		Succeeded by
Abelardo Aguilú, Jr.


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