Tomás Aréjola
Tomás Aréjola | |
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Aréjola as a member of the Philippine Assembly, 1908 | |
| Member of the Philippine Assembly from Ambos Camarines's 1st District | |
| In office 1907–1912 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Silverio D. Cecilio |
| Senator of the Philippines from the 6th district | |
| Election nullified before taking office | |
| Member of the Malolos Congress from Ambos Camarines | |
| In office September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tomás Aréjola y Padilla September 18, 1865 Nueva Caceres, Ambos Camarines, Captaincy General of the Philippines (now Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines) |
| Died | May 22, 1926 (aged 60) Philippine Islands |
| Spouse |
Mercedes Caldera y Olarte
(m. 1909) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, legislator and diplomat |
Tomás Aréjola y Padilla (September 18, 1865 - May 22, 1926) was a Filipino lawyer, legislator, diplomat, political writer and a propagandist during the Spanish colonial period. A mason and a liberal, he openly campaigned for political reforms in the Philippines. But this was to pass and the Americans took over. During the Commonwealth period, Aréjola joined the Nacionalista Party becoming its first vice-president and twice in the elections of 1907 and 1911 was elected the Representative of Ambos Camarines.