spite of his failing health. Two weeks before the elections, he fell ill and was forced to stay in bed until his death on January 9, 1942. Several hours before his death he told Jorge Bocobo and Jose Fabella that he and his party would not join in the formation of a Japanese–sponsored government. Personal life He was married to a distant cousin, Maria Salome Sumulong. They had 11 children, four of whom died, the seven surviving being Lumen, Demetria, Lorenzo, Paz, Juan S. Sumulong Jr., Belen and Francisco. Demetria Sumulong married Jose Chichioco Cojuangco of Tarlac. Their fourth child (Sumulong's granddaughter) was Corazon C. Aquino, 11th President of the Philippines (1986-1992), thus her son (Sumulong's great-grandson) is Benigno Aquino III, the 15th President of the Philippines. Legacy Juan Sumulong Memorial School system, a set of private secondary schools, was named after him. Sumulong Highway, constructed in the 1960s, the highway connecting Rizal province to Metro Manila through Marikina was also named after him. Ancestry References External links 1875 births 1942 deaths People from Antipolo Tagalog people Filipino Freemasons Senators of the 10th Philippine Legislature Senators of the 8th Philippine Legislature Senators of the 7th Philippine Legislature Candidates in the 1941 Philippine presidential election Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni University of Santo Tomas alumni Filipino journalists Members of the Philippine Commission