Alejandro de Guzman (Bauang, February 24, 1889 – ) was a Filipino politician.

Biography

Alejandro de Guzman was born on February 24 in Bauang, La Union to Pelayo de Guzman and Graciana Florendo. He completed a bachelor's degree in law from the University of the Philippines in 1913. On October 17 of the same year, he passed the entrance exam of the Philippine Bar.

In 1916, De Guzman was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives on behalf of Pangasinan's 4th district, serving until 1919.^[1] After Camilo Osias was elected Resident Commissioner to the United States in 1929, De Guzman was elected to the Senate of the Philippines in special elections representing the 2nd district for the remainder of his term until 1931.^[2] In 1934, De Guzman was elected as a delegate from La Union's 2nd District to the Constitutional Convention which drafted the 1935 Philippine Constitution.

In addition to his political career, de Guzman served on the board of trustees of the University of the Philippines from 1915 to 1917 and from 1929 to 1931. He was also active as a businessman and worked as a lawyer.

De Guzman was married to Rosario Flor and had six children with her. His brother, Bernabé de Guzmán, was also a senator from 1919 to 1925.

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