Santos P. Amadeo
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| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the At-Large district |
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In office 1961–1964 |
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Santos Primo Amadeo Semidey June 9, 1902 Salinas, Puerto Rico |
| Died | August 25, 1980 (aged 78) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Republican Party of Puerto Rico |
| Alma mater |
University of Michigan Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician, Professor |
Santos Primo Amadeo Semidey (June 9, 1902 – August 25, 1980), a.k.a. "Champion of Hábeas Corpus," was an attorney and law professor at the University of Puerto Rico, a Senator in the Puerto Rico legislature, and counsel to the American Civil Liberties Union branch in Puerto Rico, established in 1937.
He founded the Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity in Puerto Rico.
Born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Amadeo Semidey received his elementary education in Salinas and in the towns of Patillas and Fajardo. His family moved to Rhode Island, where he graduated from East Greenwich Academy in 1923. He attended the University of Michigan, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science.
Amadeo Semidey later studied law at Northwestern University near Chicago and earned his Juris Doctor in 1935. Amadeo Semidey completed his Ph.D. in Law in 1938, while teaching as a professor in Columbia University. His doctoral thesis, titled Argentine Constitutional Law, was published by the Columbia University Press.
From 1928 to 1969, Amadeo Semidey taught anthropology and law in the University of Puerto Rico. On October 22, 1928 he became a founding member of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity and served as its first president.
After several years, he returned to the United States for graduate study, completing a law degree at Northwestern and a PhD in law at Columbia University.
Upon returning to Puerto Rico, amadeo Semidey taught in the law school at the university for more than 30 years. At the end of his career, he was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus.
He wrote several book about the law (see Works below).
In 1937, a branch of the American Civil Liberties Union had been established in Puerto Rico following the United States investigation of the Ponce massacre. For many years, Amadeo Semidey was the counsel for the ACLU and its leader in Puerto Rico.
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