Teodoro Rafael Yangco was a Philippine businessman who became a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands. Born in San Antonio, Zambales

San Antonio, Zambales

San Antonio is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zambales in the Philippines. According to the latest Philippine census, it has a population of 32,494 people in 6,483 households in an area of 18,812 hectares...

, he was the only child of Luis R. Yangco and Ramona Arguelles Corpus, widow of Tomas Corpus. Yangco attended the Ateneo de Manila University

Ateneo de Manila University

The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...

 and graduated from the University of Santo Tomás

University of Santo Tomas

The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...

 in 1881. He pursued a commercial course in London

London

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 from 1882 to 1886. Yangco was involved in the construction and repair of vessels, the operation of a line of ferries, and in mercantile pursuits (notably the establishment of a dry goods

Dry goods

Dry goods are products such as textiles, ready-to-wear clothing, and sundries. In U.S. retailing, a dry goods store carries consumer goods that are distinct from those carried by hardware stores and grocery stores, though "dry goods" as a term for textiles has been dated back to 1742 in England or...

 market bearing his name in Divisoria, Tondo

Tondo, Manila

Tondo is a district of Manila, Philippines. The locale has existed prior to the arrival of the Spanish, referred to as "Tundun" in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription. One of the most densely populated areas of land in the world, Tondo is located in the northwest portion of the city and is primarily...

, Manila), and he was the director of a life insurance company. He was interested in various commercial and charitable organizations in Manila

Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

. He was considered the foremost filipino philanthropist during his time. Elected as a Nationalist Resident Commissioner to the United States, he served from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1920. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1920, and resumed his business activities in Manila until his death in 1939. He is buried in the Cementerio del Norte

Manila North Cemetery

The Manila North Cemetery , which measures 54 hectares, is considered the biggest and one of the oldest cemeteries in Metro Manila. Beside it are two other important cemeteries, namely the La Loma Cemetery and the Manila Chinese Cemetery...

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