Jose Briones
{{short description|Filipino Visayan lawyer and politician}}
{{Philippine name|Lorenzo|Briones}}
{{Infobox politician
| name = Jose Lorenzo Briones
| image = Jose Lorenzo Briones.jpg
| caption =
| honorific_prefix = The Honorable
| office = Member of the House of Representatives from Cebu's 2nd district
| predecessor1 = Sergio Osmeña Jr.
| successor1 = Francisco Remotigue
| office1 = Governor of Cebu
| predecessor = Sergio Osmeña Jr.
| successor = John Henry Osmeña
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|2|10|mf=y}}
| death_date = Unknown
| profession = Lawyer
| alma_mater = Ateneo de Manila (LL.B)
| nationality = Filipino
| parents = Manuel Briones
Celestina Lorenzo
| order1 = 16th
| office2 = Member of the Cebu City Council
| termstart = December 30, 1961
| termend = December 30, 1969
| termstart1 = December 30, 1955
| termend1 = December 30, 1961
| termend2 = December 30, 1951
| termstart2 = December 30, 1947
| party = Liberal
| occupation = Politician
}}
Jose Lorenzo Briones (February 10, 1916 – unknown) was a Filipino Visayan politician and lawyer. He served as Governor of the Province of Cebu (1955–1961) and member of the House of Representatives for the 2nd District of Cebu (1961–1969).
Early life
Jose Briones was the son of Manuel C. Briones{{Cite book|title=CEBU: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow|last=Tinga|first=Pablo S.|publisher=Saint Jude Book Publisher|year=2009|isbn=9789710553150|location=Cebu City}} and Celestina Lorenzo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/opinion/2018/07/23/1836028/governor-jose-l-briones|title=Governor Jose L. Briones {{!}} The Freeman|last=Oaminal|first=Clarence Paul|date=July 23, 2018|website=philstar.com|access-date=2019-05-16}} He attended Zapatera Elementary School and graduated top of his class,{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-freeman/20130807/281758446920982|title=Jose L. Briones Avenue in Cebu City|last=Oaminal|first=Clarence Paul|date=August 7, 2013|via=PressReader|publisher=Philippine Star; The Freeman through Pressreader|access-date=2019-05-16}} and he studied at the Cebu Provincial High School. He finished law at the Ateneo de Manila and became a lawyer on March 13, 1946. He was married to Luna Cabrera.
Career
His career started as his father's private secretary. In 1947, during the first post-war elections,{{Cite web|url=http://www.library.usc.edu.ph/today%20in%20the%20history%20of%20cebu.pdf|title=Today in the History of Cebu|last=Mojares|first=Resil B.|website=www.library.usc.edu.ph|publisher=University of San Carlos|access-date=May 16, 2019|archive-date=May 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524031621/http://www.library.usc.edu.ph/today%20in%20the%20history%20of%20cebu.pdf|url-status=dead}} he was elected member of the Cebu City Council together with Eulogio Borres, and Carlos Cuizon, and he served until 1951. On November 8, 1955, he was elected Governor of Cebu and formally assumed the role on December 30, 1955, succeeding Sergio V. Osmeña Jr. He was reelected and won over Ramon Durano on November 10, 1959.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph//article/31260|title=Viewing a slice of Cebu history|last=Newman|first=Jenara Regis|date=2015-09-15|website=Sunstar|language=en|access-date=2019-05-16}}
Briones was later elected to represent Cebu's 2nd District in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He served from December 30, 1961 to December 30, 1969 before retiring that same year.{{Cite book|title=The history of Cebu, Philippines.|last=Mojares|first=Resil B.|others=Cebu (Philippines : Province), University of San Carlos|year=2014|isbn=9789719972235|location=Cebu City|oclc=953176470}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=members|title=ROSTER OF PHILIPPINE LEGISLATORS|website=www.congress.gov.ph|publisher=House of Representatives; Republic of the Philippines|access-date=May 16, 2019|archive-date=June 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619034928/http://congress.gov.ph/legislators/?v=members|url-status=dead}}
Historical commemoration
References
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{{Cebu House Representatives}}
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Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cebu
Category:Members of the Philippine Legislature
Category:20th-century Filipino lawyers