Background
Piza, Samuel Emilio was born on October 30, 1888 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Son of Benjamin E. and Emilia (Chamorro) Piza.
merchant Costa Rican consul general
Piza, Samuel Emilio was born on October 30, 1888 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Son of Benjamin E. and Emilia (Chamorro) Piza.
Came to the United States, 1906-1909, and 1917. Naturalized, 1947, graduate Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1909.
Junior clerk, Ranco de Costa Rica, San Jose, 1911-1912. Consul general, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, 1912-1917. Secretary in charge Costa Rican Legation.
Washington, 1917-1919.
Credit department, foreign trade, et cetera, National City Bank of New York, 1919-1922. President En Route Service, Incorporated., (travel organization), New York, 1924-1931.
Director Artistic Prodns. (concert organization).
Consul general Costa Rica to the United States and posessions, 1944-1948.
Head export-import business, New York City, from 1948. Costa Rican delegate delegate, 5th International Congress of Chambers of Congress, Boston, 1912, to Pan-American Coffee Bureau, 1942-1948.
Married Marie Calderon, December 6, 1943.