Claro Recto
| Claro M. Recto | |
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| Minority leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office 1931–1934 |
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| Senate President | Manuel Quezon |
| Preceded by | Post Established |
| Succeeded by | Carlos P. Garcia |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office December 30, 1955 – October 2, 1960 |
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In office July 9, 1945 – May 25, 1946 |
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In office 1935–1936 |
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| Appointed by | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Senator of the Philippines from the 5th Senatorial District | |
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In office 1931 – 1935 Served with: Manuel L. Quezon |
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| Preceded by | José P. Laurel |
| Succeeded by | Post Abolished |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Batangas' 3rd District | |
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In office 1919–1928 |
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| Preceded by | Benito Reyes Katigbak |
| Succeeded by | Jose D. Dimayuga |
| Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines | |
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In office 1934–1935 |
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| Senate President | Manuel Quezon |
| Preceded by | Benigno Aquino, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Vacant Melecio Arranz |
| Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Claro Recto y Mayo February 8, 1890 Tiaong, Tayabas, Captaincy General of the Philippines (now Tiaong, Quezon, Philippines) |
| Died | October 2, 1960 (aged 70) Rome, Italian Republic |
| Political party |
Democrata Party (1919–1933) |
| Spouse(s) | Angeles Silos, Aurora Reyes |
Democrata Party (1919–1933)
Nacionalista Democrata Party (1933–1935)
Nacionalista Coalition (1935–1938)
Nacionalista Party (1938–1942, 1946–57)
KALIBAPI (1943–1945)
Claro Mayo Recto Jr. (born Claro Recto y Mayo; February 8, 1890 – October 2, 1960) was a Filipino statesman, jurist, poet and one of the foremost statesmen of his generation. He is remembered for his nationalism, for "the impact of his patriotic convictions on modern political thought".
Recto was born in Tiáong, Tayabas (now known as Quezon province), Philippines, of educated, upper middle class parents, Claro Recto, Sr. of Rosario, Batangas, and Micaela Mayo of Lipa, Batangas. He studied Latin at Instituto de Rizal in Lipa, Batangas, from 1900 to 1901. He continued his education at Colegio del Sagrado Corazón of Don Sebastián Virrey. He moved to Manila to study at Ateneo de Manila where he consistently obtained outstanding scholastic grades, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree maxima cum laude. He received a Masters of Laws degree from University of Santo Tomás. He later received his Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) honorary degree from Central Philippine University in 1969.
Recto launched his political career as a legal adviser to the first Philippine Senate in 1916. In 1919, he was elected representative from the second district of Batangas. He served as minority floor leader for several years until 1925. His grasp of parliamentary procedures won him the accolades of friends and adversaries alike.
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