José Evaristo Uriburu
José Félix Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales (November 19, 1831 – October 23, 1914[1]) was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898.
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President of Argentina | |
In office January 24, 1895 – October 11, 1898 | |
Preceded by | Luis Sáenz Peña |
Succeeded by | Julio A. Roca |
Vice President of Argentina | |
In office October 12, 1892 – January 23, 1895 | |
President | Luis Sáenz Peña |
Preceded by | Carlos Pellegrini |
Succeeded by | Norberto Quirno Costa |
Personal details | |
Born | November 19, 1831 Salta |
Died | October 23, 1914 82) Buenos Aires | (aged
Nationality | ![]() |
Political party | National Autonomist Party |
Spouse(s) | Virginia Uriburu Leonor Tezanos Pinto |
Relations | Evaristo de Uriburu (father) María Josefa Álvarez de Arenales (mother) |
Children | Rita, Sara, Jorge, Carlos and Virginia de Uriburu (With Virginia Uriburu) José Evaristo, Jr and Leonor de Uriburu (With Leonor Tezanos Pinto) |
Profession | Lawyer |
He was an adept diplomat; participating as arbiter on the peace negotiations on the War of the Pacific between Chile, Perú and Bolivia.
He was Vice-President and became President of Argentina in 1895 when Luis Sáenz Peña resigned.
His son was José Evaristo Uriburu y Tezanos Pinto (1880–1956), Argentinian Ambassador in London in the 1920s, and father of Clarita de Uriburu, Cecil Beaton's model.[2]
Work in office as President
- Reformed the National Constitution in 1898.
- Created the National Lottery (Lotería Nacional de Beneficencia).
- Created the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Buenos Aires.
- Created the Otto Krause Technical School.
Other offices held
- Federal Judge, Salta (1872–1874)
- National Deputy (lower house of Congress)
- House President (1876–1877)
- Justice Minister under Bartolomé Mitre for a short time (1867).
- Senator for the City of Buenos Aires (1901–1910)
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References
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- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Beaton, Cecil (2007). The Unexpurgated Beaton: The Cecil Beaton Diaries as He Wrote Them, 1970-1980. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 440. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Carlos Pellegrini |
Vice President of Argentina 1892–1895 |
Succeeded by Norberto Quirno Costa |
Preceded by Luis Sáenz Peña |
President of Argentina 1895–1898 |
Succeeded by Julio A. Roca |
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