Francisco Soriano (October 4, 1869 - ?) was a Filipino politician.

Francisco Soriano
Senator of the Philippines from the 8th district
In office
June 3, 1919 – June 2, 1925
Serving with José Clarín
Preceded byNicolas Capistrano
Succeeded byTroadio Galicano
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Surigao's Lone district
In office
1907–1909
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byManuel Gavieres
Personal details
Born(1869-10-04)October 4, 1869
Molo, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Political partyNacionalista (1919-1925)
Progresista (1907-1909)

Biography edit

Francisco Soriano was born on October 4, 1869, in Molo, now a district of Iloilo City. He received his bachelor's degree in arts at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila in 1889[1] and studied law at the University of Santo Tomas, where he received his degree in civil law in 1898. In 1894, he received a degree in secondary education from the same university and while a student, opened high schools in Manila and Molo.[1]

During the Philippine Revolution, he was appointed as the secretary-general of the government of the Federal State of the Visayas and was a member of the Judicial Committee of the revolutionary government in 1898.[1]

During the American occupation, Soriano was appointed as prosecutor (fiscal) for Surigao and Misamis provinces in Mindanao in 1901. In 1907, Soriano was elected as a member of the Progresista Party[1] to the newly established Philippine Assembly representing the at-large district of Surigao, serving until 1909.[2] In 1919, Soriano was elected to the Senate of the Philippines representing the 11th senatorial district. He served until 1925.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Directorio bigrafico filipino. Manila. 1908.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019)" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. ^ "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 6 June 2023.