Felix Antonio Santoni Rodriguez was a Puerto Rican politician and senator.
Felix Santoni | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Arecibo district | |
| In office 1917–1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 10, 1871 Yauco, Puerto Rico |
| Died | December 15, 1959 (aged 88) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Union of Puerto Rico |
| Profession | Politician |
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
edit- ^ Elecciones 1917 Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine on Pomarrosa
- ^ Clark, Truman; Puerto Rico and the United States, 1917-1933, p. 187