Segundo Gastón y Soriba (June 2, 1887–1939)[1] was the mayor of Cagayan de Misamis[2] from 1916 to 1919, Governor of Misamis[3] from 1923 to 1925, and Representative of Misamis's 1st district from 1925 to 1928 and of Misamis Oriental's lone district from 1934 to 1935. The Gaston Park in Cagayan de Oro is named after him.[4] The National Assembly of the Philippines made a resolution about his passing for his work as a representative in the seventh and tenth Philippine legislatures.[5]

Political offices
Preceded by
Uldarico Akut
Mayor of Cagayan de Misamis
1916–1922
Succeeded by
Pedro P. Mabulay
Preceded by
Juan Roa Valdeconcha
Governor of Misamis
1923–1925
Succeeded by
Gregorio A. Pelaez
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by
José Artadi
Representative, Misamis's 1st district
1925–1928
Succeeded by
Silvino Maestrado
Preceded by Representative, Misamis Oriental
1934–1935
Succeeded by
León Borromeo
as Assemblyman

References

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  1. ^ "Segundo Gastón y Soriba". Geni.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Remember the Gaston Park?". SUNSTAR. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ Court, Philippines Supreme (1926). Reports of Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the Philippines from ... Bureau of Printing. pp. 50, 63. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Cagayan de Oro City - Gaston Park". www.cagayandeoro.gov.ph. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ Islands, United States High Commissioner to the Philippine (1943). Annual Report of the United States High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands: Message from the President of the United States Transmitting the ... Annual Report of the United States High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands Covering the Calendar Year ... U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 237. Retrieved 10 February 2022.