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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de las Alas and the second or maternal family name is Noble.
Antonio de las Alas
Senator of the Philippines
In office
July 9, 1945 – May 25, 1946
Secretary of Finance
In office
February 19, 1936 – November 15, 1938
President Manuel L. Quezon
Preceded by Elpidio Quirino
Succeeded by Manuel Roxas
Secretary of Public Works and Communications
In office
January 26, 1933 – February 18, 1936
Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
President Manuel L. Quezon
Preceded byFilemon Perez
Succeeded by Mariano Jesus Cuenco
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from Batangas's 1st district
In office
June 6, 1922 – February 18, 1933
Preceded byVicente Lontoc
Succeeded by Ramón Diokno
Secretary of Interior
Acting
In office
April 29, 1922 – May 23, 1922
Succeeded by Jose P. Laurel
Personal details
Born(1889-10-14)October 14, 1889
Taal, Batangas, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedOctober 5, 1983(1983-10-05) (aged 93)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Political party Nacionalista (1922-1983)

Antonio de las Alas y Noble (October 14, 1889 – October 5, 1983) was a Filipino politician and business leader. [1] [2] [3]

Biography

Antonio de las Alas was an acting Secretary of the Interior, four-term representative of the 1st district of Batangas in the Philippine Legislature, Secretary of Public Works and Communications, [4] a member of the Senate of the Philippines [5] during World War II, and a member of the constitutional convention delegation in 1934 and 1971. [1] [2] [6] [7] His signature is on an unissued 100-peso banknote dated 1944. [8] After the war, he worked in many Filipino companies and institutions. [1] [2] In 1978, he received an Alumni service award. He died at the age of 94 in Illinois in 1983. [9]

Antonio de las Alas' signature

References

  1. ^ a b c Antonio de las Alas (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c "Antonio De Las Alas | Taal Batangas". www.taal.ph. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  3. ^ Galang, Zoilo M. (1953). Encyclopedia of the Philippines: Government and politics. E. Floro.
  4. ^ "MASTERLIST OF CABINET SECRETARIES/MINISTERS" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ambrosio Padilla". Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ Zhao, Xiaojian; Ph.D, Edward J. W. Park (2013-11-26). Asian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History. ABC-CLIO. ISBN  9781598842401.
  7. ^ Abueva, Jose Veloso (1972). Filipino Politics, Nationalism, and Emerging Ideologies: Background for Constitution-making. Modern Book Company.
  8. ^ Linzmayer, O.W. (2019) The Banknote Book: Philippines.
  9. ^ "Antonio de las Alas". Notable Alumni. 1888-09-12.


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