Desiderio Alberto Arnaz II
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Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y Alberni II (8 March 1894 in Santiago de Cuba
, Cuba
– 31 May 1973 in Miami, Florida
USA) was a Cuban politician and the father of Desi Arnaz
.
Desiderio Arnaz II was the youngest mayor of Santiago de Cuba (1923–1932). He was elected to the Cuban House of Representatives in November 1932 for the Oriente Province. When Gerardo Machado
was overthrown as president in August 1933, Rep. Arnaz was arrested and jailed. Six months later, he was allowed to go into exile. He graduated from the Southern College of Pharmacy (merged and known now as Mercer University
, School of College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences) in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia
.
Rep. Arnaz was the son of Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha I (1857–1929), a doctor (and grandson of Manuel Arnaz, a mayor of Santiago de Cuba in 1869) and Rosa Aberni y Portuondo (1870-?), the great grand-daughter of a mayor of Santiago de Cuba, Jose Joaquin Portuondo y Rizo, 1st Conde de Santa Ines (1762–1824). He married Dolores “Lolita” de Acha y de Socias (2 Apr 1896 - 24 Oct 1988) in 1916 and had one son, Desi Arnaz. He later had a daughter, Connie Arnaz (10 Jun 1932) with Anne M. Wilson (12 Jun 1902 – 7 Jun 1994), whom he married in 1941.
He died in 1973 in Miami and is entombed above President Machado at Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum.
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
– 31 May 1973 in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
USA) was a Cuban politician and the father of Desi Arnaz
Desi Arnaz
Desi Arnaz was a Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer. While he gained international renown for leading a Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra, he is probably best known for his role as Ricky Ricardo on the American TV series I Love Lucy, starring with Lucille Ball, to...
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Desiderio Arnaz II was the youngest mayor of Santiago de Cuba (1923–1932). He was elected to the Cuban House of Representatives in November 1932 for the Oriente Province. When Gerardo Machado
Gerardo Machado
Gerardo Machado y Morales was President of Cuba and a general of the Cuban War of Independence...
was overthrown as president in August 1933, Rep. Arnaz was arrested and jailed. Six months later, he was allowed to go into exile. He graduated from the Southern College of Pharmacy (merged and known now as Mercer University
Mercer University
Mercer University is an independent, private, coeducational university with a Baptist heritage located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, business, education, music,...
, School of College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences) in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
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Rep. Arnaz was the son of Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha I (1857–1929), a doctor (and grandson of Manuel Arnaz, a mayor of Santiago de Cuba in 1869) and Rosa Aberni y Portuondo (1870-?), the great grand-daughter of a mayor of Santiago de Cuba, Jose Joaquin Portuondo y Rizo, 1st Conde de Santa Ines (1762–1824). He married Dolores “Lolita” de Acha y de Socias (2 Apr 1896 - 24 Oct 1988) in 1916 and had one son, Desi Arnaz. He later had a daughter, Connie Arnaz (10 Jun 1932) with Anne M. Wilson (12 Jun 1902 – 7 Jun 1994), whom he married in 1941.
He died in 1973 in Miami and is entombed above President Machado at Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum.