Marcial Lichauco

Marcial Primitivo Lichauco
Born Marical Primitivo Fernandez Lichauco
(1902-11-27)November 27, 1902
San Miguel, Manila, Philippine Islands[1]
Died March 4, 1971(1971-03-04) (aged 68)
Nationality Filipino
Spouse(s) Jessie Lichauco (married 1933–1971)
Children 6 [2]

Marcial Primitivo Lichauco (November 27, 1902 – March 4, 1971) was a Filipino lawyer and diplomat.

Early Life and Education

Marcial Primitivo Lichauco born in November 27, 1902 in Manila, was the youngest son of Faustino Lichauco (February 16, 1870, Binondo, Manila - June 15, 1930), a member of Emilio Aguinaldo's Revolutionary Junta, and Luisa Fernández y Arcinas (June 21, 1873, Binondo, Manila - September 10, 1959).[1][3][4][5]

Lichauco studied at the American-established Central School in Manila. After having graduated as the valedictorian of his class, he entered Harvard University. In 1923, he became the first Filipino to graduate from Harvard. He later studied at Harvard Law School and graduated in 1926.[5]

Throughout the period, Lichauco traveled in the United States delivering speeches promoting the idea of Philippine independence. He collaborated with Moorfield Storey to publish "The Conquest of the Philippines by the United States" to draw attention to the Philippine-American war.

In the 1930s, Lichauco was secretary to the OsRox Mission, which traveled to the United States Congress to urge passage of a bill granting independence to the Philippines. This ultimately became the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act.

Lichauco spent WW-II in occupied Manila. After the war, Lichauco published "Dear Mother Putnam" to document day-to-day life in Japanese-occupied Manila.

In 1963, President Diosdado Macapagal appointed Marcial Lichauco as Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Lichauco served in that post until 1966.

References

  1. 1 2 Marcial Primitivo Lichauco's Birth Certificate
  2. ↑ Licuanan, Virginia (21 March 2004). "92 turning 29". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Faustino Santos Lichauco". Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Luisa Lichauco". Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Mabuhay - Author Profile". De La Salle University. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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