Pablo Ocampo

Pablo Ocampo y de León (January 25, 1853 – February 5, 1925) was a Filipino lawyer, nationalist, a member of the Malolos Congress, inaugural holder of the office of Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands to the United States Congress alongside Benito Legarda and a member of the 2nd Philippine Legislature. He gave his service to his country and helped to bring about the peaceful transition of the Philippines from being a colony of Spain for more than 300 years (1565 to 1898) to what will later become the American Commonwealth of the Philippines.

Pablo Ocampo
Ocampo in c. 1908
1st Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States Congress
In office
November 22, 1907  November 22, 1909
Serving with Benito Legarda
Appointed byWilliam Howard Taft
Succeeded byManuel L. Quezon
3rd Vice Mayor of Manila
In office
August 8, 1915  March 6, 1920
MayorFélix Roxas (1915–1917)
Justo Lukban (1917–1920)
Preceded byJusto Lukban
Succeeded byJuan Posadas
Member of the Philippine Assembly from Manila's 2nd district
In office
1909–1912
Preceded byFernando María Guerrero
Succeeded byLuciano de la Rosa
Personal details
Born
Pablo Ocampo y de León

(1853-01-25)January 25, 1853
Quiapo, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedFebruary 5, 1925(1925-02-05) (aged 72)
Manila, Philippine Islands
Political partyNacionalista
Other political
affiliations
Democratic
Spouse
Juana Zamora
(m. 1885)
Children12
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas
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