Leon G. Guinto, Sr.
| Leon G. Guinto, Sr. | |
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| Mayor of Manila | |
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In office January 27, 1942 – July 17, 1944 |
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| Vice Mayor | Hermenegildo Atienza (1942-1944) |
| Preceded by | Jorge B. Vargas |
| Succeeded by | Hermenegildo Atienza |
| Member of the House of Representatives from province of Quezon's 2nd district | |
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In office 1925–1931 |
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| Preceded by | Rafael R. Vilar |
| Succeeded by | Marcelo T. Boncan |
| Governor of Quezon | |
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In office December 30, 1955 – December 30, 1959 |
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In office 1931–1933 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 28, 1896 Bacoor, Cavite, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | July 10, 1962 (aged 66) Manila, Philippines |
| Resting place | Manila South Cemetery |
| Political party | KALIBAPI |
| Spouse(s) | Marta Montes |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Colegio de San Juan de Letran |
| Occupation | politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Leon G. Guinto, Sr. (28 June 1896 – 10 July 1962) was a public servant in the Philippines from the Commonwealth period up to the post-war era, best remembered as the war-time Mayor of the City of Manila in the Philippines.
Guinto was born to Juan P. Guinto and Pia Gawaran in the village of San Nicolas in Bacoor, Cavite province. He completed his early education from his home town and earned his college degree from the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. He first got work at the Weather Bureau, married Marta Montes of the town of Atimonan, then Province of Tayabas. The union produced three sons and two daughters.
By 1916, Guinto left his job at the Weather Bureau to pursue law studies at the old Escuela de Derecho and by 1920, after completing his law studies and qualifying as a bona fide lawyer, Guinto was employed as private secretary to the then Philippine Senate President, Manuel L. Quezon.
Guinto, after serving briefly as private secretary to Senate President Manuel Quezon, he launched his political career in 1922 by running as member of the Provincial Board of the then Tayabas Province, home province of his wife Marta Montes.
By 1925, he pursued the position of representative of the 2nd district of Tayabas under the Lower House of the Philippine Legislature. He held the post of legislator for six years until 1931.
He was elected governor of Tayabas province in 1931 but his term was cut short when he was appointed as Commissioner of Public Safety by then American Governor-General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. In the later part of 1933, Governor-General Frank Murphy named undersecretary of the Interior Department. By 1934, the Departments of Interior and Labor were merged and Guinto continued to serve as undersecretary.
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