About Jose Generoso
Lived 1880 – 1973 (aged 92–93). Jose Generoso was a Filipino politician.
José G. Generoso y Hernández (September 19, 1881 – March 12, 1959) was a Filipino politician and lawyer during the American occupation.
Career Generoso worked as a law professor before joining politics as a member of the House of Representatives for the 2nd district of Manila from 1916 to 1919 and a Senator for the 4th District composed of Manila, Bataan, Laguna and Rizal from 1928 to 1934. During the Commonwealth era, he served as Technical Assistant and Special Counsel to President Manuel Quezon and was a judge at the Court of Industrial Relations.
During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during the Second World War, he was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by the Japanese-installed Philippine Executive Commission in 1942.
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Who was Jose Generoso?
Filipino politician and judge
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Jose Generoso was born in 1880.
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Jose Generoso died in 1973.
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Jose Generoso was a politician.
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Jose Generoso was Filipino.
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