Teodoro R. Yangco

Teodoro R. Yangco
Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands
In office
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1920
Preceded byManuel L. Quezon
Succeeded byIsauro Gabaldon
President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands
In office
1904
Preceded byFrancisco Reyes
Succeeded byRafael del Pan
Personal details
Born
Teodoro Rafael Yangco y Argüelles

(1861-11-09)November 9, 1861
San Antonio, Zambales, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedApril 20, 1939(1939-04-20) (aged 77)
Resting placeManila North Cemetery
CitizenshipPhilippine
NationalityUnited States
Parent(s)Luis R. Yangco
Ramona Arguelles vda. de Corpuz
Alma materAteneo Municipal de Manila
University of Santo Tomas
NicknameTheo

Teodoro Rafael "Theo" Arguelles Yangco (November 9, 1861 – April 20, 1939) was a Filipino businessman who served in a variety of public and civic offices and was considered to be the foremost Filipino philanthropist of his time.[1] He served as the Resident Commissioner of the Philippines from 1917 to 1920. He was the longest-serving president of the YMCA in the Philippines (1911–1925) and was called the "Father of the YMCA of the Philippines".[2]

  1. ^ Eminent Filipinos. Manila: National Historical Commission. 1970.
  2. ^ Turner, Dr. E.S. (1965). Nation Building. Capitol Publishing House, Inc.