Enrique Campos del Toro
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Enrique Campos del Toro (born June 15, 1900, date of death unknown) was a Puerto Rican law professor, banker, and attorney general
of Puerto Rico. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
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in 1923. Upon his graduation he became a professor at said university from 1923 to 1924.
. In 1943 he was appointed president of the Puerto Rico Industrial Commission. In 1944, at a time when the Governor of Puerto Rico was still an appointee of the President of the United States, Campos del Toro was appointed Coordinator of Insular Affairs by the colonial Governor of Puerto Rico.
In April 1944, Campos del Toro became president of the Insular Board for Employment Affairs. In 1945 the President of the United States appointed Campos del Toro Attorney General of Puerto Rico, a position he held until the following year.
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
of Puerto Rico. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
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Early years
Campos del Toro was born in Ponce on June 15, 1900. He received his law degree from the University of Puerto RicoUniversity of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico is the state university system of Puerto Rico. The system consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 64,511 students and 5,300 faculty members...
in 1923. Upon his graduation he became a professor at said university from 1923 to 1924.
Attorney general
In 1936 he was appointed assistant to the Puerto Rico attorney generalAttorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
. In 1943 he was appointed president of the Puerto Rico Industrial Commission. In 1944, at a time when the Governor of Puerto Rico was still an appointee of the President of the United States, Campos del Toro was appointed Coordinator of Insular Affairs by the colonial Governor of Puerto Rico.
In April 1944, Campos del Toro became president of the Insular Board for Employment Affairs. In 1945 the President of the United States appointed Campos del Toro Attorney General of Puerto Rico, a position he held until the following year.