José Evaristo Uriburu
José E. de Uriburu | |
|---|---|
| 13th President of Argentina | |
| In office 24 January 1895 – 11 October 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Sáenz Peña |
| Succeeded by | Julio A. Roca |
| 8th Vice President of Argentina | |
| In office 12 October 1892 – 23 January 1895 | |
| President | Luis Sáenz Peña |
| Preceded by | Carlos Pellegrini |
| Succeeded by | Norberto Quirno Costa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1831 Salta |
| Died | 23 October 1914 (aged 82) Buenos Aires |
| 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 |
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José Félix Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales (19 November 1831 – 23 October 1914) was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898.
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.