Elpidio Quirino Born: 16-Nov-1890
Birthplace: Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
Died: 29-Feb-1956
Location of death: Manila, Philippines
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: Multiracial
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Head of State
Nationality: Philippines
Executive summary: 6th President of the Philippines
Ilocano (paternal) and Spanish (maternal) descent.
Father: Mariano Quirino
Mother: Gregoria Rivera
Wife: Alicia Syquia (d. executed by Japanese during WWII)
High School: Vigan High School
High School: Manila High School (1911)
Law School: University of the Philippines
President of the Philippines 18-Apr-1948 to 30-Dec-1953
Philippine Minister Secretary of State
Quirino was a practicing lawyer until he was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in 1919, and in 1925, Senator. He collaborated with President Quezon in securing the passage of the Tydings-McDuffie Act in 1934. After serving in the Constitutional Convention of the same year, he became secretary of Finance and the Interior in the Commonwealth Government. After the war, in which most of his immediate family were massacred, he was elected Vice President, and becoming President after Roxas's sudden death in 1948. Quirino saw his mission as restoring the people's faith in government, as well as solving problems of agrarian unrest.
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