7th Philippine Legislature
9th legislative term of the Philippines
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The 7th Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from 1925 to 1928.
TermJuly 16, 1925 – November 9, 1927
Governor-General
- Leonard Wood
(until August 7, 1927) - Eugene Allen Gilmore
(acting, August 7 – December 27, 1927) - Henry L. Stimson
(from December 27, 1927)
Members24
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| Term | July 16, 1925 – November 9, 1927 | ||||
| Governor-General |
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| Senate | |||||
| Members | 24 | ||||
| President | Manuel L. Quezon | ||||
| President pro tempore | Sergio Osmeña | ||||
| Majority leader | Jose P. Laurel | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 92 | ||||
| Speaker | Manuel Roxas | ||||
| Majority leader | Benigno Aquino Sr. | ||||
Sessions
- First Regular Session: July 16 – November 9, 1925
- Second Regular Session: July 16 – November 9, 1926
- Third Regular Session: July 16 – November 9, 1927
Leadership
Senate
Senate President
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House of Representatives
House Speaker
Members
Senate
The following are the terms of the elected senators of this Legislature, according to the date of election:
- For senators elected on June 6, 1922: June 6, 1922 – June 5, 1928
- For senators elected on June 2, 1925: June 2, 1925 – June 2, 1931
Senators of the 12th District were appointed for indefinite terms.
House of Representatives
See also
Notes
- Santiago Lucero died on November 2, 1925.
- Luis Morales was elected on March 23, 1926, to succeed Santiago Lucero.
- Mariano Yulo was elected on August 31, 1925, to replace Espiridion Guanco, who died on May 2, 1925.
- Tomas Gomez died on July 28, 1926.
- Pastor Salazar was elected on December 30, 1926, to succeed Tomas Gomez.
- Appointed.
- Augusto A. Reyes died on July 3, 1925.
- Antero Soriano was elected on August 15, 1925, to succeed Augusto A. Reyes.
- Juan Cailles was appointed in October 1925, to succeed Miguel Cornejo.
- Miguel Cornejo was an appointed representative who was removed from office on October 6, 1925, after being convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for assaulting an American.
- Representative-elect Isauro Gabaldon was disqualified.
- Feliciano Ramoso was elected on March 22, 1926, to succeed Isauro Gabaldon.
External links
- "List of Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
- "The LAWPHiL Project – Philippine Laws and Jurispudance Databank". Arellano Law Foundation. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
Further reading
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library
- Paras, Corazon L. (2000). The Presidents of the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. ISBN 971-8832-24-6.
- Pobre, Cesar P. (2000). Philippine Legislature 100 Years. ISBN 971-92245-0-9.