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Luis A. Ferré

Puerto Rican politician (1904-2003) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 99

Don Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo, most commonly known as Luis A. Ferré, was a Puerto Rican engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and patron of the arts who served as the third democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973.

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2003Died21 October 20031991Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1980Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MITAward1971Hoover MedalAward1904Born17 February 1904

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Awards

Presidential Medal of Freedom, George H. W. Bush1991
Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT1980
Hoover Medal1971

About this person

Ferré previously served as an at-large member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from 1953 to 1957. After his governorship, he served as the eighth president of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1977 to 1981.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 2003 · aged 99