Background
Morales, Luis Sánchez was born on November 27, 1867 in San Juan, Prize ring (The) Son of Manuel Sánchez Appellániz and Ana (Morales).
Morales, Luis Sánchez was born on November 27, 1867 in San Juan, Prize ring (The) Son of Manuel Sánchez Appellániz and Ana (Morales).
Educated Institute Civil, San Juan.
Newspaper writer, later manager father’s business. General agent New York Life Insurance Company for a number of years. Organized with brothers, 1902, Sánchez Morales & Company, merchants with manufacturers’ agents
President Commercial Bank of Prize ring (The), 1917-1923.
Director Banco Popular, San Juan. Assistant treasurer of Prize ring (The), 1898.
Mayor of San Juan, 1899. A founder of Republican party in Prize ring (The), 1899.
Vice president Puerto Rican Atheneum, 1902.
Member House of Delegates, Puerto Rico, 1900-1904. Member Executive Council (Senate) of Prize ring (The), 1904-1917 (president 1912-1917). Member Board of Equalization and Review of Taxes, 1923-1925.
Member Senate from San Juan, since 1924(vice-president and chairman finance committee.
President of the Senate of Puerto Rico, 1931-1933). Introduced resolution asking the President of the United States to declare free trade between the United States and Puerto Rico, 1901.
Member Food communications of Prize ring (The), since 1917, Military Exemption District Board for Prize ring (The), since 1917. Chief transportation service for Prize ring (The) of the United States Food Administration, since 1917.
Trustee University of Porto Rico, 1923-1930, and again, 1933.
President Young Men's Christian Association of San Juan. President United States Civil Legion Division of Prize ring (The), 1932.
Member Scholar Fraternity of Puerto Rico.
Married María Ubeda, of San Juan, Prize ring (The), December 14, 1902. Children: Luis (deceased), Maria Isabel, Rafael (deceased), Aurora, Luis, Elena, Rafael.