Félix Santoni

Felix Santoni
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from the Arecibo district
In office
1917–1920
Personal details
Born(1871-03-10)March 10, 1871
Yauco, Puerto Rico
DiedDecember 15, 1959(1959-12-15) (aged 88)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Political partyUnion of Puerto Rico
Alma materComplutense University of Madrid (JD)
ProfessionPolitician

Felix Antonio Santoni Rodriguez was a Puerto Rican Lawyer, politician and senator.

In 1917, Santoni was elected as a member of the first Puerto Rican Senate established by the Jones-Shafroth Act. He represented the Puerto Rico Senatorial district III (Arecibo).[1]

In 1919, Santoni opposed voted against a bill to allow women voting. He claimed that "the time was not right for that reform".[2]

References

  1. ^ Elecciones 1917 Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine on Pomarrosa
  2. ^ Clark, Truman; Puerto Rico and the United States, 1917-1933, p. 187
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