Alfonso Lastra Chárriez

{{short description|Puerto Rican politician and lawyer}}

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| office = Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico

| term_start = 1921

| term_end = 1924

| governor =

| office2 = Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
from at-large district

| term_start2 = 1921

| term_end2 = 1924

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| office3 = Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from the 21st District

| term_start3 = 1917

| term_end3 = 1920

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| office4 = Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from at-large district

| term_start4 = 1937

| term_end4 = 1940

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| birth_date = October 4, 1887

| birth_place = Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

| death_date = December 3, 1946 (aged 59)

| death_place = San Juan, Puerto Rico

| party = Liberal Party of Puerto Rico

| spouse =

| alma_mater = Northern Illinois University College of Law (JD)

| occupation = Politician

| profession = Lawyer

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Alfonso Lastra Chárriez (October 4, 1887 - December 3, 1946) was a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician from the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico.

Early years

Was born in the year 1887 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico to Juan Lastra and Alfonsina Charriez. Alfonso Lastra Chárriez was a lawyer before becoming a politician.

Politics

Alfonso Lastra Chárriez was a member of the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico. Got elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives that included a term as Speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from 1921 to 1924. In 1937 was elected as an at-large member for the Puerto Rico Senate.

==Legacy==

Was a prominent member of the Liberal Party of Puerto Rico. He died in 1946 at age 59 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and was buried at the Puerto Rico Memorial Cemetery in Carolina, Puerto Rico.{{Cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151919548/alfonso-lastra_charriez|title=Alfonso Lastra Charriez (1887-1946) - Find A}}

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Category:1887 births

Category:1946 deaths

Category:Members of the Senate of Puerto Rico

Category:People from Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

Category:20th-century Puerto Rican lawyers

Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico