with his fists several times in response to Delgados fiery speech "denouncing the evils of Western colonial imperialism in season and out of season, the Communists are merely playing the cunning game of wolf in sheeps clothing." Ambassador Delgado was quoted in saying after his speech: "I think Krushchev's table pounding was the best endorsement of the truth of my speech." Ambassador Delgado was also an active member of the Freemasons, being a Shriner and The Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge of Freemasonry between 1926 and 1927 and founder of the Masonic Hospital for Children in Manila. He was the first Filipino made an active member of the American Bar Association in 1919 and organizer/director of the International Bar association. Death Upon his retirement, he resided in the province of Bulacan, north of Manila; died in Manila, October 27, 1964. See also Resident Commissioner of the Philippines List of Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans in the United States Congress List of Hispanic Americans in the United States Congress External links 1886 births 1964 deaths 20th-century American politicians Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni Filipino judges Justices of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Bulacan Filipino people of Spanish descent Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress Members of the United States Congress of Filipino descent People from Bulacan Permanent Representatives of the Philippines to the United Nations Quezon administration cabinet members Resident Commissioners of the Philippines Senators of the 2nd Congress of the Philippines Senators of the 3rd Congress of the Philippines Yale Law School alumni Nacionalista Party politicians Members of the Philippine Legislature