Isauro Gabaldón

In this Filipino name, normally written in reverse, the first or paternal family name is Gabaldón and the second or maternal family name is González.

The Honorable Isauro Gabaldón
Gabaldón in 1920
Senator of the Philippines from the Third Senatorial District
In office October 16, 1916 – June 3, 1919 Serving with Francisco Tongio Liongson
Preceded by	Post created
Succeeded by	Teodoro Sandiko
Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands
In office March 4, 1920 – July 16, 1928 Serving with Jaime C. De Veyra (1920–1923) Pedro Guevara (1923–1929)
Preceded by	Teodoro R. Yangco
Succeeded by	Camilo Osías
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Nueva Ecija's Second District
In office June 5, 1934 – September 16, 1935
Preceded by	Felipe Buencamino Jr.
Succeeded by	Felipe Buencamino Jr.
Member of the Philippine Assembly from Nueva Ecija's Lone District
In office October 16, 1907 – October 16, 1912
Preceded by	Post recreated
Succeeded by	Lucio Gonzales
3rd Governor of Nueva Ecija
In office 1906–1907
Preceded by	Epifanio de los Santos
Succeeded by	Manuel Tinio
Personal details
Born	Isauro González (1875-12-08)December 8, 1875 San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	December 21, 1942(1942-12-21) (aged 67) Manila, Philippine Commonwealth
Resting place	Manila North Cemetery
Party	Nacionalista
Alma mater	University of Santo Tomas

Isauro Gabaldón y González (born Isauro González; December 8, 1875 – December 21, 1942) was a Filipino politician who served as a resident commissioner of the Philippines to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1920 until 1928.

Early life

Gabaldón's father, José Gabaldón y Pérez

Gabaldón was born in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Captaincy General of the Philippines (present-day Philippines) on December 8, 1875, and was a Spanish Filipino, the son of José Gabaldón Pérez, a Spaniard from Tébar, Cuenca, and of María González Mendoza, a mestiza. He was the grandson by paternal side of Lorenzo Gabaldón and Luisa Pérez, and by maternal side of Cosmé González and Bárbara Mendoza.

Education and law practice

Gabaldón attended the public schools in Tebar, Spain, which was his father's hometown. He studied law at the Universidad Central in Madrid, Spain and graduated from the Univérsidad de Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. He practiced law from 1903 to 1906.

Political career

Gabaldón served as governor of the province of Nueva Ecija in 1906 and from 1912 to 1916. He was a member of the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1912. He later served in the Philippine Senate between 1916 and 1919. He was elected as a Nationalist and a resident commissioner to the United States in 1920. He was reelected in 1923 and 1925, and served from March 4, 1920, until his resignation effective July 16, 1928, having been nominated for election to the Philippine House of Representatives. He had also been elected in 1925 as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, but did not qualify, preferring to continue as commissioner until resigning in 1928.

Death

Gabaldón died on December 21, 1942.

Legacy

Gabaldón lends his name to American-era public elementary schools built through the bills he sponsored thru the Philippines Assembly Act No. 1801 or "the Gabaldon Law" of 1907.

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  Gabaldon School in Boac, Marinduque
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  An example of Gabaldon School in San Pablo City, Laguna

Gallery

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  Gabaldón as a member of the Philippine Assembly (1908)
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  Gabaldón in 1917
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  Gabaldón with representatives from the Philippine Independence Mission (1924)

See also

• Gabaldon School Buildings
• List of Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans in the United States Congress
• List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress
• Resident Commissioner of the Philippines

External links

• United States Congress. "Isauro Gabaldón (id: G000001)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.