Gregorio S. Araneta
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| Philippine Commission | |
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In office February 25, 1909 – October 27, 1913 |
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| Secretary of Finance and Justice | |
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In office July 1, 1908 – October 10, 1913 |
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| Appointed by | Governor-General James Francis Smith |
| Preceded by | Henry C. Ide |
| Succeeded by | Victorino Mapa |
| Attorney General of the Philippines | |
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In office July 16, 1906 – July 1, 1908 |
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| Preceded by | Lebbeus R. Wifley |
| Succeeded by | Ignacio Villamor |
| Solicitor-General of the Philippines | |
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In office June 15, 1901 – July 16, 1906 |
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| Preceded by | office created |
| Succeeded by | Ignacio Villamor |
| Vice-President of the Assembly of Representatives | |
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In office September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1869 Molo, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | May 9, 1930 (aged 61) Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse(s) | Carmen Zaragoza y Rojas |
| Occupation | lawyer and businessman |
Gregorio Soriano Araneta (April 16, 1869 – May 9, 1930), also known as Don Gregorio S. Araneta, was a Filipino lawyer, businessman, nationalist and patriot, during the Spanish and American colonial periods.
In 1891, he graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in law. He defended prominent Filipinos accused of financially supporting the Katipunan.
In May 1898, Araneta was appointed member of the 21-man Consultative Assembly, which the Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines Basilio Agustin formed in an attempt to rally Filipinos to the Spanish side of the Spanish–American War. This assembly, however, failed.
Araneta was chosen Secretary of the Malolos Congress and participated in the drafting of the Malolos Constitution. He resigned as Secretary and accepted his appointment as Justice of the Ministry of Justice.
On January 25, 1899, the Diplomatic Corps of the First Philippine Republic was organized and Araneta was among those appointed as member but he chose to abandon the revolutionary government. Months after the Philippine–American War broke out, America established the civil courts in the Philippines. In May 1899, General Elwell Otis appointed Araneta as Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court, the youngest to occupy the position at 30 years old. Araneta's sympathies became clearer when he joined the Federal Party that favored America’s annexation of the Philippines.
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