Julius Schück

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Yap and the surname or paternal family name is Schück.

Julius Schück
Schück as member of the Philippine House of Representatives, c. 1921
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Mindanao and Sulu's Lone district[a]
In office
1920–1922[b]
Appointed byFrancis Burton Harrison
Personal details
BornApril 8, 1880
Jolo, Sultanate of Sulu
Died1952
Jolo, Sulu, Philippines
EducationRaffles Institution

Julius Yap Schück (April 8, 1880 – 1952) was a German-Filipino merchant and politician who represented Mindanao and Sulu in the House of Representatives from 1920 to 1922.[4][5]

Biography

Schück was born on April 8, 1880, in Jolo, Sulu.[5] His father was Herman Leopold Schück, a German sea captain, and Sharifa Yap, a Chinese Muslim woman.[6] He graduated from Raffles Institution in Singapore and served as an official interpreter and senior officer in Sulu.[5] He was elected to the provincial board in June 1915 until November 1920.[3] He was appointed representative of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu in 1920 replacing Isidro Vamenta.[5] He resigned as representative on November 15, 1921.[3] Despite resigning, he still served the position until 1922.[4]

Personal life

His wife is a daughter of Sheikh Mustafa, prime minister of Sultan Harun Ar-Rashid. He and his brother, Willie Schück, were engaged in the timber business.[3]

His father, Herman Schück, had blood brotherhood with the Sultan of Sulu, Jamal ul-Azam. As a sign of gratitude for the German, the sultan gave Herman Schück a piece of land in Lukat Lupas near Jolo.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Other sources mentioned Mindanao and Sulu having legislative districts from 1916 to 1935.[1][2]
  2. ^ resigned on November 15, 1921[3]

References

  1. ^ Representatives, Philippines Congress (1946-1949) House of (1967). Official Directory of the House of Representatives ... Bureau of Printing.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Roster of Philippine Legislators, 1907 to 1987. House of Representatives, Congressional Library. 1989.
  3. ^ a b c d Orosa, Sixto Y. (1931). The Sulu Archipelago and its people. New York: World Book Company. p. 117.
  4. ^ a b "Roster of Philippine Legislators (1907 - 2019)" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2025. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d Philippines. House of Representatives. Directorio oficial de la Cámara de Representantes . University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Manila.
  6. ^ a b "The adventurous story of captain Schück in the Sulu Sea". www.insights-philippines.de. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
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