Background
José Dapena Laguna was born in Ponce on July 28, 1912.
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He earned a degree from the School of Law.
Career
He was the father of José Dapena Thompson, mayor of Ponce from 1984 to 1988. In 1941 he worked as a political aide in the Ponce City Hall, and was also interim municipal secretary. In 1956, he was appointed mayor of Ponce.
In 1960 he was elected to the Puerto Rico Senate, a post he occupied until 1968.
Dapena Laguna lead a relatively quiet life the last few years of his life. He died in Ponce on September 20, 1991, of a heart condition.
The government of Ponce honored him naming the main Ponce firehouse after him.
Membership
Later that year (1956) he resigned as mayor to become a member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, a post for which he had been elected.
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Nationality
Puerto Rican -
Political Party
Popular Democratic party