Vicente J. Francisco (Cavite, July 19, 1891 – July 19, 1974^[1]) was a Filipino jurist and politician. Francisco was known as one of the best Filipino lawyers of his time. He was one of the members of the 1934 Constitutional Convention and served as a member of the Senate of the Philippines from 1946 to 1949.

Biography

In 1946, Francisco was elected to the Senate of the Philippines^[2] as a candidate of the Liberal Party, winning the largest number of votes. After his election, he was elected Majority Leader by his colleagues. In the Senate, he was responsible for many bills, including Act 52, which re-established the Court of Appeals. In the 1949 elections, Francisco ran for Vice President of the Philippines as Senate President Jose Avelino's running mate but lost to Fernando Lopez with 1.73% of the vote.

Francisco died in 1974 on his 83rd birthday. He was married to Maria Jalbuena. Their son Ricardo Francisco served as a justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1995 to 1998.^[3]

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