José María Arroyo
José María Arroyo | |
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Arroyo as member of the Philippine House of Representatives, c. 1917 | |
| Senator of the Philippines from the 7th Senatorial District | |
| In office 1919 – March 8, 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Felipe Villanueva |
| Succeeded by | José B. Ledesma |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from Iloilo's 1st district | |
| In office 1916–1919 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Felipe Villanueva |
| Succeeded by | José Evangelista |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José María Lacson Arroyo y Pidal 1875 |
| Died | March 8, 1927 (aged 51–52) |
| Party | Nacionalista |
| Spouse | Jesusa Araneta Lacson |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent | Ignacio and Maria Arroyo |
José María Lacson Arroyo y Pidal (1875 – March 8, 1927) was a Filipino politician. He served as the representative of the first district of Iloilo from 1916 to 1919, and as a senator representing the seventh senatorial district from 1919 until his death in Italy on March 8, 1927 from heart attack while on vacation.
Jose Maria Lacson Arroyo y Pidal was the son of philanthropists Ignacio Lacson Arroyo Sr. and Maria Regalado Pidal de Arroyo; the founders of the Beaterio de Molo. His wife, Jesusa Araneta Lacson, was the eldest child of Philippine Revolutionary hero, Gen. Aniceto Lacson of Negros Occidental, and his grandchildren are First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, and Iggy Arroyo. His sister María Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo y Pidal, was a Dominican nun on process for canonization while his brother Mariano Pidal Arroyo became the 11th civil governor of Iloilo province.