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José Manuel Ramos Barroso

José Manuel Ramos Barroso

Puerto Rican politician (1928–1996)

José Manuel Ramos Barroso (14 February 1928 – 20 August 1996) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as a Senator. He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1977 to 1980.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Bayamón district, President pro tempore of the Senate of Puerto Rico ...

Biography

José Manuel Ramos Barroso was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico on 14 February 1928, to Jesús Ramos and Carmen D. Barroso. He studied his elementary and high school at the Colegio Santa Rosa in Bayamón, from 1933 to 1945. Served in the United States Army during the Korean War era. From 1945 to 1948, he completed a Bachelor's degree from Mount St. Mary's University and in 1951, received his Juris Doctor from Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C.

Ramos worked as a private lawyer for 25 years. In the 1970s, he entered politics and was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico for the District of Bayamón at the 1976 elections. During that term, he served as President pro tempore under Luis A. Ferré. He was reelected at the 1980 elections.

Ramos married Carmen M. Fonseca on August 16, 1956. They had four children together: Carmen M., José A., Luis A., and Carlos R. He died on 20 August 1996, at the age of 68 after suffering from cancer. He was buried at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "JOSÉ M. RAMOS BARROSO". Senado Gobierno de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. [2]
    "José Manuel Ramos Barosso, 1977–1980". Senado. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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