Arsenio Lacson

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Arsenio H. Lacson (December 26 1912 — April 15 1962) was a Filipino journalist and politician who gained widespread attention as Mayor of Manila from 1952 to 1962. An active executive likened by Time and The New York Times to New York’s Fiorello La Guardia he was the first Manila mayor to be reelected to three terms. Nicknamed Arsenic and described as a good man with a bad mouth Lacson’s fiery temperament became a trademark of his political and broadcasting career.

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active years end date

1952-01-01, 1962-04-15

active years start date

1949-12-30, 1952-01-01

birth date

1911-12-26, 1912-12-26

birth place

Philippines, Talisay Negros Occidental

death date

1962-04-15

death place

Philippines, Manila

party

Nacionalista Party

successor

Antonio Villegas