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 | | Claro M. Recto, dubbed the “Great Academician” by writers of national prominence, was born on February 8, 1890 in Tiaong, Tayabas (Now Quezon) province to Don Claro Recto, Sr. |
 | | Recto was first elected as member of the House of Representatives for the Third District of Batangas in 1919, serving as Minority Floor Leader with distinction for several years with his good grasp of parliamentary proceedings that won for him the acclaim of both his friends and political adversaries. |
 | | In 1931, Recto was elected senator for a six-year term representing the Fifth Senatorial District, comprising the provinces of Batangas, Tayabas, Cavite, Mindoro and Marinduque, where he served as Minority Floor Leader (1931-1934) and Majority Floor Leader and President Pro-Tempore (1934). |
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