Eduardo López de Romaña
Eduardo López de Romaña | |
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| 32nd President of Peru | |
| In office September 8, 1899 – September 8, 1903 | |
| Prime Minister | Manuel María Gálvez Egúsquiza Enrique de la Riva-Agüero y Looz Corswaren Domingo M. Almenara Butler Cesáreo Chacaltana Reyes Cesáreo Octavio Deustua Escarza Eugenio Larrabure y Unanue |
| Vice President | Isaac Alzamora Federico Bresani |
| Preceded by | Nicolás de Piérola |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Candamo |
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 25 January 1896 – 8 August 1896 | |
| President | Nicolás de Piérola |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Manuel J. Cuadros |
| 1st Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1895–1896 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Gabriel Eduardo Octavio López de Romaña y Alvizuri 19 March 1847 Arequipa, Peru |
| Died | 26 May 1912 (age 65) Yura, Peru |
| Spouse(s) | María Josefa de Castresana y García de la Arena Julia de Castresana y García de la Arena |
| Children | Eduardo, Carlos, Hortencia, Juan, Luis, Catalina, Julia, Fernando and Francisco |
| Parent(s) | Juan Manuel López de Romaña y Fernández Pascua María Josefa Alvizuri y Bustamante |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
Eduardo López de Romaña y Alvizuri (19 March 1847 – 26 May 1912) served as the 32nd President of Peru from September 1899 to September 1903.
A member of the landowning elite, he was the first engineer to become President of the Republic, and one of several Presidents from the era of the so-called Aristocratic Republic.