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
↑ Other sources mentioned Mindanao and Sulu having legislative districts from 1916 to 1935.[1][2]
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