José Figueroa Alcorta
11th President of Argentina
José Figueroa Alcorta
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President of Argentina | |
In office
March 13, 1906 – October 11, 1910 |
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Preceded by | Manuel Quintana |
Succeeded by | Roque Sáenz Peña |
Vice President of Argentina | |
In office
October 12, 1904 – March 12, 1906 |
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President | Manuel Quintana |
Preceded by | Norberto Quirno Costa |
Succeeded by | Victorino de la Plaza |
Personal details | |
Born |
José Figueroa Alcorta
( 1860-11-20 ) November 20, 1860 Córdoba , Argentina |
Died |
December 27, 1931
(1931-12-27)
(aged
71)
Buenos Aires , Argentina |
Resting place |
La Recoleta Cemetery
Buenos Aires , Argentina |
Nationality | Argentina |
Political party | National Autonomist Party |
Spouse | Josefa Julia María Bouquet Roldán |
Children |
Clara Julia
Mario Ramón Jorge Esteban Luis Héctor |
Alma mater | National University of Córdoba |
Profession | Lawyer |
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José María Cornelio Figueroa Alcorta (November 20, 1860 – December 27, 1931) was an Argentine lawyer and politician , who managed to be the only person to head the three powers of the State: Vice President of the Nation (President of the Senate), from October 12, 1904 to March 12, 1906, President of the Nation from that date and until October 12, 1910; and President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Argentine Nation, from 1929 until his death in 1931. [1]
Biography
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. [2] [3] [4] He was an active Freemason. [5]
References
- ↑ "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 .
- ↑ Solberg, Carl E. (1979). Oil and Nationalism in Argentina: A History . Stanford University Press. pp. 12 –. ISBN 9780804709859 . Retrieved 18 March 2013 .
- ↑ Akers, Charles Edmond (1904). A history of South America, 1854-1904 . E.P. Dutton. pp. 120 – . Retrieved 18 March 2013 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ "Masones Ilustres Argentinos" . Archived from the original on 2013-09-22 . Retrieved 2013-04-02 .
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Vice President of Argentina
1904 – 1906 |
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President of Argentina
1906 – 1910 |
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Governor of Córdoba
1895 – 1898 |
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May Revolution
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Independence War Period
up to Asamblea del Año XIII (1810–1814) |
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Supreme directors of the United Provinces
of the Río de la Plata (1814–1820) |
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Unitarian Republic – First Presidential Government (1826–1827) | ||
Pacto Federal and Argentine Confederation (1827–1862) | ||
National Organization – Argentine Republic (1862–1880) | ||
Generation of '80 – Oligarchic Republic (1880–1916) | ||
First Radical Civic Union terms, after secret ballot (1916–1930) | ||
Infamous Decade (1930–1943) | ||
Revolution of '43 – Military Dictatorships (1943–1946) | ||
First Peronist terms (1946–1955) | ||
Revolución Libertadora – Military Dictatorships (1955–1958) | ||
Fragile Civilian Governments – Proscription of Peronism (1958–1966) | ||
Revolución Argentina – Military Dictatorships (1966–1973) | ||
Return of Perón (1973–1976) | ||
National Reorganization Process – Military Dictatorships (1976–1983) | ||
Return to Democracy (1983–present) | ||
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