Jesus Toribio Piñero (April 6, 1897-November 16, 1952) was the first native Puerto Rican to be appointed governor of Puerto Rico by the government of the United States. April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... Events January 1 - Brooklyn, New York merges with New York City. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Puerto Rican can refer to anybody who was born in or whose ancestors are from Puerto Rico. ... Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... ...

Jesus T. Piñero former Resident Commissioner and Governor of Puerto Rico.

Piñero was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico into a wealthy family and obtained his primary and secondary education in his hometown. In 1914, he graduated from the College of Liberal Arts of the University of Puerto Rico. He also attended and graduated from the School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Jesus T. Piñero former Resident Commissioner and Governor of Puerto Rico Source: Library of Congress File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jesus T. Piñero former Resident Commissioner and Governor of Puerto Rico Source: Library of Congress File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. ... Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... Carolina is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico, a short distance from San Juan. ... This article is about Puerto Rico, the territory of the United States. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the university system of Puerto Rico. ... The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn, although the former is the preferred and recognized nickname of the University) is a private university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a founding member of the Ivy League. ... This article refers to the largest city of Pennsylvania. ...

From 1920-1944, Piñero's interest in agriculture kept him always engaged in the dairy business and in the cultivation of the sugar cane. He was always interested in the agricultural development of Puerto Rico. This was one of the main reasons that led Piñero to participate in political activities, particularly those concerning the issues of the sugar cane cultivation. Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals ( livestock). ... Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ...

From 1928-1932, during the period that Puerto Rico's internal government was still governed by Americans appointed by the U.S., Piñero, was the President of the Assembly of the Municipality of Carolina. From 1933-1937, he was the President of the Association of the Sugar Cane Industry and served in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. American, when used as an adjective, can mean of the United States of America or of or relating to the Americas; when used as a noun, United States citizen, residing in the Americas, or less frequently American English. Immigrants to the United States are usually called first-generation Americans, regardless... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, larger than the Senate. ...

In 1938, Piñero was one of the founding members, along with Luis Muñoz Marin of the Popular Democratic Party. He was named Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico by the party, and represented the island in the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. His position, however, was one that did not have voting powers. 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanish— is a political party that stands for Puerto Rico to be a free associated state of the United States, which is also known as a commonwealth status. ... The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a nonvoting representative of the United States House of Representatives elected by Puerto Ricans every 4 years. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ...

In 1946, President Harry S. Truman relieved Governor Rexford Guy Tugwell, who had served in this position from 1941-1946 from the governorship and named Piñero governor of Puerto Rico, thus becoming the first native Puerto Rican governor. He served as governor until 1949 when Puerto Rico celebrated its first election and Luis Muñoz Marin was elected governor. For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Jesus T. Piñero died on November 16, 1952 in Loíza, and buried in his hometown of Carolina. Loíza is a small town in the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico, near Canóvanas, Carolina and San Juan. ...

Puerto Rico has honored his memory by naming a high school and a principal avenue in San Juan after him. His hometown, Carolina had a monument sculpted in his likeness which is located in the entrance of the town. San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico. ...

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See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans

list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ...

External links

• Piñero's biography at the Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/congress/pinero.html)