James R. Beverley

James Rumsey Beverley (born June 15, 1894 in Amarillo , Texas , † June 17, 1967 in Austin , Texas), was an American politician . In 1929 and again from 1932 to 1933 he was acting governor of Puerto Rico .

Career

Nothing is known about James Beverley's youth and schooling. During the First World War he served in the US Army . In 1925 he married Mary Smith Jarmon. Between 1927 and 1932 he held the office of Attorney General in Puerto Rico. In 1929 he became acting governor of this outlying area . He bridged the time between the end of the term of office of Horace Mann Towner and the inauguration of the new governor Theodore Roosevelt Jr. In 1932 and 1933 he held this office again, bridging the time after the end of the term of office of Roosevelt and the the inauguration of Robert Hayes Gore .

Beverley was the only governor of Puerto Rico to speak Spanish to the people of the island between 1900 and 1952. During his time as governor, he had to deal with the aftermath of a hurricane. During this time, prohibition also ended . He also had to deal with political issues with birth control. In the 1960s he moved to Austin, where he spent his old age.

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SURNAME	Beverley, James R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Beverley, James Rumsey (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 15, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH	Amarillo , Texas
DATE OF DEATH	June 17, 1967
Place of death	Austin , Texas