Charles Henry Juliá Barreras (May 7, 1908 – July 28, 1979) was a Puerto Rican politician and judge. He was a three-time member of the Senate of Puerto Rico, serving from 1952 to 1964.
Charles H. Juliá Barreras | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the At-large district | |
| In office 1952–1964 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Henry Juliá Barreras May 7, 1908 Morovis, Puerto Rico |
| Died | July 28, 1979 (aged 71) Santurce, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Partido Estadista Republicano |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Rank |  Major |
Early life
editJuliá Barreras was born on May 7, 1908 in Morovis, Puerto Rico.
He attended the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. While there, he was a founding member of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity on October 22, 1928. Served in the United States Army with the rank of Major during the World War II era.[1][2]
Career
editJuliá Barreras was elected as a delegate for the district of San Juan to the board of the Puerto Rico Bar Association on September 1, 1938.[3] He was a three-time member of the Senate of Puerto Rico.[4] He won a seat in the Senate of Puerto Rico for the Partido Estadista Republicano in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 elections.[4] His last term ended in 1964.
He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico in 1956 and 1960.[5] In the seventies he was also a judge in San Juan.
Personal history
editIn 1931, Juliá Barreras was the fourth president of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.[6]
Juliá Barreras died on July 28, 1979. He was interred at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
References
edit- ^ Hernández, Rosario (July 20, 1993), R. de la C. 1310 (PDF) (in Spanish), House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, p. 2, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011, retrieved September 1, 2010
- ^ "Sigma History" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ Mondríguez Torres, Carlos (August 25, 2009). Ponencia de Carlos Mondríguez Torres En torno al P de la C 152 Ante la Comisión de Seguridad Pública y Asuntos de la Judicatura del Senado Reunida en el Colegio de Abogados 25 de agosto de 2009 (PDF) (in Spanish). Puerto Rico. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ a b Bayrón Toro, Fernando (2003). Elecciones y Partidos Politicos de Puerto Rico 1809–2000 (in Spanish). Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: Editorial Isla. 215–233. ISBN 0-9650185-0-4.
- ^ "Political Graveyard". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ "Phi Sigma Alpha Presidents". fisigmaalfa.org. n.d. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.