Fagot was born in Ponce on 2 February 1883 into a family of farmers.

[2] He also founded a new political party: Partido Popular Ponceño.

Through his party he formed a coalition between the Socialist and Republican parties that led him to winning the 1928 elections and become mayor of Ponce in 1929.

Emilio Fagot is best known for his welcoming and hosting of US President Herbert Hoover in 1933, during the time of the Great Depression.

He has the distinction of being one of three Ponce mayors to have hosted a US President.