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Francisco Seín

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Francisco Sein
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from the Aguadilla district
In office
1917–1920
Personal details
Born1870
Añasco, Puerto Rico
DiedJuly 11, 1946
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Political partyUnion of Puerto Rico
Alma materUniversity of Zaragoza
ProfessionPhysician, Politician

Francisco Sein was a Puerto Rican politician and senator.

In 1917, Sein was elected as a member of the first Puerto Rican Senate established by the Jones-Shafroth Act. He represented the District III (Aguadilla).[1]

He entered the Provincial Institute of San Juan, where he graduated with honor with the degree of baccalaureate in Arts. He enrolled later at the University of Zaragoza in Spain, where he graduated in 1893, and studied postgraduate studies at the Central University of Madrid. Was appointed Titular Physician of Añasco. He was also prominent in educational matters and for eight years served as President of the Lares School Board. A housing project in Lares has his name.[2]

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