José Figueroa Alcorta

José Maria Cornelio Figueroa Alcorta (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ˈmaɾja koɾˈneljo fiɣeˈɾoa alˈkoɾta]; November 20, 1860 – December 27, 1931) was President of Argentina from 12 March 1906 to 12 October 1910.

José Figueroa Alcorta
President of Argentina
In office
March 13, 1906 – October 11, 1910
Preceded byManuel Quintana
Succeeded byRoque Sáenz Peña
Vice President of Argentina
In office
October 12, 1904 – March 12, 1906
PresidentManuel Quintana
Preceded byNorberto Quirno Costa
Succeeded byVictorino de la Plaza
Personal details
Born(1860-11-20)November 20, 1860
Córdoba
DiedDecember 27, 1931(1931-12-27) (aged 71)
Buenos Aires
NationalityArgentina
Political partyNational Autonomist Party
Spouse(s)Josefa Julia María Bouquet Roldán
ProfessionLawyer

Figueroa Alcorta was born in Córdoba as the son of José Figueroa and Teodosia Alcorta. He was elected a National Deputy for Córdoba before becoming Provincial Governor in 1895. In 1898 he returned to the Argentine Congress as a Senator. In 1904 he became Vice-President of Argentina and in 1906 succeeded Manuel Quintana as President.[1][2][3] He was an active Freemason.[4]

He is the only Argentine President to date to have held office in - and presided - the three powers of democratic government: Legislative, as Representative (1892) and Senator (1898); Executive, as President (1906); and Judiciary, as Justice of the Supreme Court (1915) and then President of the same (1929).[5]

References
  1. Solberg, Carl E. (1979). Oil and Nationalism in Argentina: A History. Stanford University Press. pp. 12–. ISBN 9780804709859. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. Akers, Charles Edmond (1904). A history of South America, 1854-1904. E.P. Dutton. pp. 120–. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. Colby, Frank Moore; Churchill, Allen Leon (1909). New International Yearbook: A Compendium of the World's Progress. Dodd, Mead and Co. pp. 46–. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-04-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "JOSE F. ALCORTA DEAD; ARGENTINE JURIST; Was Chief Justice of Supreme Court and Had Served as President for Four Years". The New York Times. December 28, 1931. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by
Norberto Quirno Costa		 Vice President of Argentina
1904–1906		 Succeeded by
Victorino de la Plaza
Preceded by
Manuel Quintana		 President of Argentina
1906–1910		 Succeeded by
Roque Sáenz Peña
Preceded by
Julio Astrada		 Governor of Córdoba
1895–1898		 Succeeded by
Cleto Peña


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