Luis A. Ferré
| Luis A. Ferré | |
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| 3rd Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |
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In office January 2, 1969 – January 2, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Roberto Sánchez Vilella |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Hernández Colón |
| 8th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico | |
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In office 1977–1981 |
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| Preceded by | Juan J. Cancel Ríos |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Hernández Agosto |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo February 17, 1904 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Died | October 21, 2003 (aged 99) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party |
New Progressive Party Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano (1931-1970) Tiody De Jesús (1980-2003) |
| Profession | Industrialist, Engineer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo (February 17, 1904 – October 21, 2003) was a Puerto Rican engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and a patron of the arts. He was the third Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, serving from 1969 to 1973. He was the founding father of the New Progressive Party, which advocates for Puerto Rico to become a state of the United States of America. He is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo was born in the southern city of Ponce, Puerto Rico on February 17, 1904. Ferré's grandfather was a French engineer who was involved in the construction of the Panama Canal before settling in Cuba. Ferre's father, Antonio Ferré, was born in Cuba and grew up there. As a young man he immigrated to Puerto Rico, where he founded the company Puerto Rico Iron Works, in Barrio Playa de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico Ferré met and married Maria Aguayo Casals, a cousin of Catalan cellist Pablo Casals, whose mother was Puerto Rican. Antonio and Maria had four sons, Luis, José, Carlos and Hermán Ferré, and two daughters, Rosario and Catholic nun Isolina Ferré.
Ferré studied Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, obtaining his bachelor's degree in 1924 and master's degree in 1925, and music at the New England Conservatory of Music. During this time while living in Boston, Ferré developed an admiration for the "American way of democracy".
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