| Intro | Filipino politician |
| Was | Politician |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 8 December 1875, San Isidro |
| Death |
21 December 1942, Manila (aged 67 years) |
Isauro Gabaldon (December 8, 1875 – December 21, 1942) was a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands serving from 1920 until 1928.
Early life
He was born in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Philippines on December 8, 1875.
Education and law practice
He attended the public schools in Tebar, Spain. He studied law in the Universidad Central, in Madrid, Spain and graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippine Islands. He practiced law from 1903 to 1906.
Political career
He was governor of the Province of Nueva Ecija in 1906 and 1912–1916. He was a member of the Philippine National Assembly from 1907 to 1911. He served in the Philippine Senate between 1916 and 1919. He was elected as a Nationalist and a Resident Commissioner to the United States in 1920. He was reelected in 1923 and 1925, and served from March 4, 1920, until his resignation effective July 16, 1928, having been nominated for election to the Philippine House of Representatives. He had also been elected in 1925 as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, but did not qualify, preferring to continue as Commissioner until resigning in 1928.
Death
He died on December 21, 1942.
Legacy
Gabaldon gives his name to American-era public elementary schools built through the bills he sponsored.