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Venancio Concepción

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Venancio Concepción
Unknown photo of Concepcion at Philippine National Bank
President of the Philippine National Bank
In office
April 10, 1919 – May 7, 1920
Governor‑GeneralFrancis Burton Harrison
Preceded byHenry Parker Willis
Chief of General Staff of the Philippine Republican Army
In office
January 21, 1899 – June 6, 1899
PresidentEmilio Aguinaldo
Preceded byAmbrosio Flores
Succeeded byPhilippine Republican Army defeated
Member of the Malolos Congress from Iloilo
In office
September 18, 1898 – November 13, 1899
Serving with Esteban de la Rama, Melecio Figueroa, Tiburcio Hilario
Personal details
Born
Venancio Concepción y Ochoa

(1861-05-18)May 18, 1861[1]
Alaminos, Pangasinan, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedDecember 13, 1950(1950-12-13) (aged 89)[2]
Manila, Philippines
OccupationBanker
Public servant
Soldier
Lawmaker
ProfessionAccountant
Military service
AllegiancePhilippines
Branch/servicePhilippine Republican Army
Years of service1896 – 1899
RankGeneral Heneral de Division

Venancio Concepción y Ochoa (May 18, 1861 – December 13, 1950) was a Filipino general under the leadership of President Emilio Aguinaldo. He fought battles in Iloilo. He represented Iloilo in Malolos Congress.[3]

He was appointed as Chief of General Staff of the Republican Army and he saw action Central Luzon. However, President Aguinaldo, just hours after Antonio Luna's death on June 5, 1899, immobilized the remaining of Luna's officers and men from the field, including General Concepción, whose headquarters in Angeles, Pampanga Aguinaldo launched an inspection of firearms the same day Luna was murdered.[4] During the American period, in 1918, he was appointed as the first Filipino president of the Philippine National Bank, the first universal bank in the Philippines, by the American Governor-General of the Philippines Francis Burton Harrison. He succeeded Henry Parker Willis, who was then appointed director of research of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.[5] However, in 1920, he was tried and convicted of fraud.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Venancio Ochoa Concepcion". Geni.com.
  2. ^ "Venancio Ochoa Concepcion". Geni.com.
  3. ^ https://philippinediaryproject.com/about-the-philippine-diary-project/about-the-diaries/about-venancio-concepcion/ [bare URL]
  4. ^ Jose, Vicencio (1972). The Rise and Fall of Antonio Luna. Solar Pub. Corporation. ISBN 9789711707002.
  5. ^ David Hammes. "Locating Federal Reserve Districts and Headquarters Cities". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19.
  6. ^ Karnow, Stanley (1989). "Venacio Concepción". In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines. Random House. ISBN 978-0394549750., page 444.