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Jose Puzon Banzon

Birth
Balanga, Bataan Province, Central Luzon, Philippines
Death
1943 (aged 55–56)
Hagonoy, Bulacan Province, Central Luzon, Philippines
Burial
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JOSE PUZON BANZON (1887- 1943) was the sixth mayor of Balanga, from 1916 until 1919. He was the father of Luz Banzon-Magsaysay, who became the First Lady
of the Philippines starting in December 1953.
Jose "Mameng" Banzon was born in Balanga in 1887. The sobriquet "Joseng Mameng" was derived from his mother's nickname (Carmen Puzon) . It was fondly used to differentiate him from the other Jose Banzons in Balanga and neighboring towns. Scion of a wealthy family, Banzon ran for the mayoralty post in 1916 and defeated erstwhile Mayor Andres de Leon (1912-1916). Banzon did not seek reelection and instead supported his cousin Venancio Banzon who was elected mayor in 1919.
Mayor Banzon and his family, excluding daughter Luz who married Ramon
Magsaysay in 1933, evacuated to Hagonoy, Bulacan during the Japanese Occupation.
He passed away in an evacuation camp in 1943.
Mayor Banzon was married to Lucila Tiangco Rosauro (sister of former Bataan Governor Mariano Rosauro). His children were Encarnacion, Consuelo B. Catindig, Rosario B. de Gala, Elisa B. Cabal, Luz B. Magsaysay, became the wife of Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay Sr. (1953-1957), Aurelio, Agustin, Antonio and Eduardo
https://www.cityofbalanga.gov.ph/
JOSE PUZON BANZON (1887- 1943) was the sixth mayor of Balanga, from 1916 until 1919. He was the father of Luz Banzon-Magsaysay, who became the First Lady
of the Philippines starting in December 1953.
Jose "Mameng" Banzon was born in Balanga in 1887. The sobriquet "Joseng Mameng" was derived from his mother's nickname (Carmen Puzon) . It was fondly used to differentiate him from the other Jose Banzons in Balanga and neighboring towns. Scion of a wealthy family, Banzon ran for the mayoralty post in 1916 and defeated erstwhile Mayor Andres de Leon (1912-1916). Banzon did not seek reelection and instead supported his cousin Venancio Banzon who was elected mayor in 1919.
Mayor Banzon and his family, excluding daughter Luz who married Ramon
Magsaysay in 1933, evacuated to Hagonoy, Bulacan during the Japanese Occupation.
He passed away in an evacuation camp in 1943.
Mayor Banzon was married to Lucila Tiangco Rosauro (sister of former Bataan Governor Mariano Rosauro). His children were Encarnacion, Consuelo B. Catindig, Rosario B. de Gala, Elisa B. Cabal, Luz B. Magsaysay, became the wife of Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay Sr. (1953-1957), Aurelio, Agustin, Antonio and Eduardo

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