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Teodoro Rafael "Theo" Yangco y Argüelles was a Filipino businessman who served in a variety of public and civic offices and was considered to be the foremost Filipino philanthropist of his time.
Teodoro Rafael "Theo" Yangco y Argüelles (November 9, – April 20, ) was a Filipino businessman who served in a variety of public and civic offices..
Teodoro R. Yangco
Filipino businessman and philanthropist
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yangco and the second or maternal family name is Argüelles.
Teodoro Rafael "Theo" Yangco y Argüelles (November 9, 1861 – April 20, 1939) was a Filipino businessman who served in a variety of public and civic offices and was considered to be the foremost Filipino philanthropist of his time.[1] He served as the Resident Commissioner of the Philippines from 1917 to 1920.
He was the longest-serving president of the YMCA in the Philippines (1911–1925) and was called the "Father of the YMCA of the Philippines".[2]
Biography
Yangco was born on November 9, 1861, in San Antonio, Zambales.
He was the only child of shipping magnate Luis R. Yangco and Ramona Arguelles Vda. de Corpuz, widow of Tomas Corpuz, and is of Chinese descent through his father.[3] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the Ateneo Municipal de Manil