VILLALON 



MANUEL VILLALON 



Lawyer; public man. 



Manuel Villalon was born in Cien- 

 fuegos on the twenty-second of December, 

 1877. After receiving the degree of Bach- 

 elor in his native city he matriculated in 

 the University of Havana where he was 

 graduated in 1898 with the degree of Doc- 

 tor of Laws. 



Upon his graduation he was named 

 municipal judge for the city of Cienfuegos 

 and also acted ad interim as judge of the 

 Primary Court of Claims and Mandates. 

 In the political turmoil which was specially 

 violent in Cienfuegos at the beginning of 

 the American Intervention, he was ap- 

 pointed by General Wood to study ques- 

 tions of electoral legality and to assist in 

 remedying the situation. 



He has served as Register of Deeds of 



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