← Previous revisionRevision as of 22:18, 3 November 2026 Line 22: Line 22: == Life and career == == Life and career == Imperial was born on November 4, 1879, in [[Daraga]], [[Albay]]. He received his primary education in [[Nueva Cáceres|Nueva Caceres]], [[Ambos Camarines]], and completed his secondary education at [[Colegio de San Juan de Letran|Colegio San Juan de Letran]] in Manila. He was admitted to the Philippine bar by the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]] in September 1903 and was one of the members of the law firm Leoncio and Carlos A. Imperial, Attorneys at Law, which maintained offices in Ambos Camarines, Albay, and [[Sorsogon]].{{Cite book |last=Tuohy |first=Anthony R. |url=https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=kUcPAAAAYAAJ&vq=tomas%20almonte&pg=PA53#v=snippet&q=carlos%20a.%20imperial%204%20de%20noviembre%20de%201879&f=false |title=Album Histórico de la Primera Asamblea Filipina |year=1908 |pages=16 |language=es}} Imperial was born on November 4, 1879, in [[Daraga]], [[Albay]]. He received his primary education in [[Nueva Cáceres|Nueva Caceres]], [[Ambos Camarines]], and completed his secondary education at [[Colegio de San Juan de Letran|Colegio San Juan de Letran]] in Manila. He was admitted to the Philippine bar by the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Supreme Court]] in September 1903 and was one of the members of the law firm Leoncio and Carlos A. Imperial, Attorneys at Law, which maintained offices in Ambos Camarines, Albay, and [[Sorsogon]].{{Cite book |last=Tuohy |first=Anthony R. |url=https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=kUcPAAAAYAAJ&vq=tomas%20almonte&pg=PA53#v=snippet&q=carlos%20a.%20imperial%204%20de%20noviembre%20de%201879&f=false |title=Album Histórico de la Primera Asamblea Filipina |year=1908 |pages=53 |language=es}} In July 1907, he was elected to the [[Philippine Assembly]], representing [[Albay's 2nd congressional district|Albay's 2nd district]]. He served in the [[1st Philippine Legislature]] until 1909.{{Cite web |title=ROSTER OF PHILIPPINE LEGISLATORS (1907 - 2019) |url=https://docs.congress.hrep.online/download/docs/roster-legislators.pdf |access-date=2026-11-03 |website=[[House of Representatives of the Philippines]]}} In July 1907, he was elected to the [[Philippine Assembly]], representing [[Albay's 2nd congressional district|Albay's 2nd district]]. He served in the [[1st Philippine Legislature]] until 1909.{{Cite web |title=ROSTER OF PHILIPPINE LEGISLATORS (1907 - 2019) |url=https://docs.congress.hrep.online/download/docs/roster-legislators.pdf |access-date=2026-11-03 |website=[[House of Representatives of the Philippines]]}}