Emilio Fagot

Emilio Fagot (2 February 1883 – 28 January 1946) was a Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 1 January 1929 to 1 January 1933.

Emilio Fagot
Mayor Emilio Fagot
119th Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
In office 1 January 1929 – 1 January 1933
Preceded by	Guillermo Vivas Valdivieso
Succeeded by	Blas Oliveras
Personal details
Born	2 February 1883[1] Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died	28 January 1946 (aged 62)[1] Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Profession	politician

Early years

Fagot was born in Ponce on 2 February 1883 into a family of farmers.[1]

Career

Fagot became interested in politics at a young age and by 1914 (age 30) he was a member of the Ponce Municipal Assembly.[2] He also founded a new political party: Partido Popular Ponceño. Through his party he formed a coalition between the Socialist and Republican parties that led him to winning the 1928 elections and become mayor of Ponce in 1929.

Presidential visit

Emilio Fagot is best known for his welcoming and hosting of US President Herbert Hoover in 1933, during the time of the Great Depression. He has the distinction of being one of three Ponce mayors to have hosted a US President.[3]

Death and legacy

Fagot died on 28 January 1946.[1] In Ponce there is a major thoroughfare named after him.

See also

• Ponce, Puerto Rico
• List of Puerto Ricans

References

1. Luis Fortuño Janeiro. Album Historico de Ponce. (1692-1963). Page 283 Ponce, Puerto Rico: Imprenta Foruño. 1963.
2. Eduardo Questell Rodríguez. Historia de la Comunidad Bélgica de Ponce a partir de la Hacienda Muñiz y Otros datos. Mariana Editores. 2018. page 75.
3. Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States: 1929 ‐ 1933, Remarks at Ponce, Porto Rico. John Woolley and Gerhard Peters. The American Presidency Project. University of California at Santa Barbara. Retrieved 28 June 2009.

Further reading

• Fay Fowlie de Flores. Ponce, Perla del Sur: Una Bibliográfica Anotada. Second Edition. 1997. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce. p. 332. Item 1656. LCCN 92-75480
• Municipio de Ponce. Exposicion publica a los contribuyentes y a todos los vecinos de la Ciudad de Ponce, sobre la situación económica del Municipio y sobre el estado general de todas sus dependencias y servicios, al terminar su gestión administrativa el Alcalde saliente don Guillermo Vivas Valdivieso, en enero 14 de 1929, fecha en que se hicieron cargo de la administración municipal los actuales funcionarios electos por la voluntad soberana del pueblo. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Cantero, Fernandez & Co. 1929. (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico)