Arsenio Lacson
Arsenio Lacson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lacson official portrait during the 2nd Congress. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17th Mayor of Manila | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office January 1, 1952 – April 15, 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice Mayor | Bartolome Gatmaitan (1952–1955) Jesus M. Roces (1956–1959) Antonio J. Villegas (1959–1962) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Manuel de la Fuente | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Antonio Villegas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the House of Representatives from Manila's 2nd district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office December 30, 1949 – January 1, 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hermenegildo Atienza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Joaquin Roces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Arsenio Hilario Sison Lacson December 26, 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 15, 1962 (aged 49) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Manila North Cemetery, Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Nacionalista (1949–1962) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (1961) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Luz Santiago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Journalist, politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Lawyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arsenio Hilario Sison Lacson Sr. (December 26, 1912 – April 15, 1962) was a Filipino lawyer, journalist and politician who gained widespread attention as the 17th Mayor of Manila and the first to be democratically elected. An active executive likened by Time and The New York Times to New York City's Fiorello La Guardia, he was the first Manila mayor to be reelected to three terms, remaining in office for over a decade from January 1952 to April 1962. Nicknamed "Arsenic" and described as "a good man with a bad mouth", Lacson's fiery temperament became a trademark of his political and broadcasting career. He died suddenly from a stroke amidst talk that he was planning to run in the 1965 presidential election.