Luis Rafael SÁNCHEZ MORALES

Background

SÁNCHEZ MORALES, Luis was born on November 27, 1867 in San Juan, j. Son of Manuel Sánchez Apellaniz and Ana Morales. March" ried Maria Ûbeda.

Career

Foreign several years general agent in Puerto Rico for the New York Life Insurance 1 Company. Under-Secretary of Finance, 1898. Mayor of San Juan, 1899.

Cofounder of the Republican Party of Puerto Rico, 1899.

Member of the Chamber of Delegates, 1900-1904. Company-founder (with his brother) of the firm of Sánchez Morales & Company, 1902.

Member of the Executive Council of Puerto Rico, 1904—1917. President of the same, 1913— 1917.

President of the San Juan Chamber of Commerce, 1914-1915.

Of the Commercial Bank of Puerto Rico, 1917— 1923. Director of the Popular Bank of San Juan. Member of the Puerto Rican Food Commission (Comisión de Alimentos), 1917.

Senator from San Juan, 19241931.

President of the Senate, 1931. Vice-president of the Washington BiCentennial Committee, 1932.

Trustee (síndico) of the University of Puerto Rico.

Membership

American Bankers Association (vice-president for Puerto Rico, 1917). Asociación de Banqueros of Puerto Rico (vice-president, 1920-1924). Young Men's Christian Association of San Juan (president since 1912).

Fraternidad Es. colar of Puerto Rico (1922-1930).

Casino i of Puerto Rico.

Connections

Father:

Manuel Sánchez Appellániz .

Mother:

Ana (Morales).

Spouse:

María Ubeda

child:

Rafael Morales

child:

Aurora Morales

child:

Rafael Morales (deceased)

child:

Maria Isabel Morales

child:

Elena Morales

child:

Luis Morales

child:

Luis Morales (deceased)