Félix Córdova Dávila
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Félix Córdova Dávila (November 20, 1878 - December 3, 1938) was a political leader and judge from Puerto Rico.
Córdova Dávila was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico and attended the public schools in Manati. After the United States acquired Puerto Rico in 1898, Córdova Dávila attended the National University Law School in Washington, D.C.. He was admitted to practice law in Puerto Rico in 1903.
Córdova Dávila then took on a succession of local offices in Puerto Rico. He became a judge of the municipal court of Caguas in 1904 and then served as judge of the municipal court of Manati from 1904 to 1908. He served as district attorney for Aguadilla in 1908, as judge of the district court of Guayama from 1908 to 1910; judge of the district court of Arecibo from 1910 to 1911; and judge of the district court of San Juan, Puerto Rico from 1911 to 1917. (The district courts on which Córdova Dávila were part of Puerto Rico's local court system, and should not be confused with the federal court or United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.)
On July 16, 1917, Córdova Dávila was elected as a Unionist to serve as Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico to the United States, succeeding Luis Muñoz Rivera, who had died the preceding November. The duties of the Resident Commissioner included representing Puerto Rico as a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives. Córdova Dávila was re-elected to four-year terms as Resident Commissioner in 1920, 1924, and 1928.
On April 11, 1932, Córdova Dávila resigned as Resident Commissioner after having been appointed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. He held that office until his death in 1938.
Córdova Dávila's decendent, Dr. Loretta Phelps Córdova, has published information concerning Córdova Dávila's service as Resident Commissioner. A series of Córdova Dávila's letters is being published under collaboration between Dr. Phelps Córdova and the Official Historian of Puerto Rico, Dr. Luis González Vale.[1]
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1. See Official Historian of Puerto Rico website.
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
