José Evaristo Uriburu

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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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José E. de Uriburu
13th President of Argentina
In office
January 24, 1895  October 11, 1898
Preceded byLuis Sáenz Peña
Succeeded byJulio A. Roca
8th Vice President of Argentina
In office
October 12, 1892  January 23, 1895
PresidentLuis Sáenz Peña
Preceded byCarlos Pellegrini
Succeeded byNorberto Quirno Costa
Personal details
BornNovember 19, 1831
Salta
DiedOctober 23, 1914(1914-10-23) (aged 82)
Buenos Aires
Political partyNational Autonomist Party
Spouse(s)Virginia Uriburu
Leonor Tezanos Pinto
RelationsEvaristo de Uriburu (father)
María Josefa Álvarez de Arenales (mother)
ChildrenRita, Sara, Jorge, Carlos and Virginia de Uriburu (with Virginia Uriburu)
José Evaristo, Jr and Leonor de Uriburu (with Leonor Tezanos Pinto)
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ProfessionLawyer
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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

Other offices held

  • Federal Judge, Salta (18721874)
  • National Deputy (lower house of Congress)
  • House President (18761877)
  • Justice Minister under Bartolomé Mitre for a short time (1867).
  • Senator for the City of Buenos Aires (19011910)

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