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Esteban Singson

Esteban Singson
Senator of the Philippines from the 9th District
In office
October 16, 1916 – June 6, 1922
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byTomás Gómez
Personal details
BornAugust 13, 1884
Calbiga, Samar, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Political partyNacionalista

Esteban Quimbo Singson (August 13, 1884 - ?) was a Filipino politician .

Biography

Esteban Singson was born on August 13, 1884, in Calbiga, Samar. He pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos in Cebu before moving to the Colegio de San Juan de Letran where he graduated in 1903, with the designation sobresaliente (excellent). Singson then studied law at the University of Santo Tomas and in 1909 was admitted to the Philippine Bar. He thereafter worked as a lawyer in his native Samar and Leyte.[1]

In the 1916 elections, Singson won a six-year term in the newly established Senate of the Philippines after receiving the most votes in the 9th senatorial district composed of Leyte and Samar. He served until 1922.[2]

References

  1. ^ Directorio oficial del Senado y de la Camara de representantes. Manila: Bureau of Printing. 1917.
  2. ^ "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 6 June 2023.


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