Higinio Uriarte

José Higinio Uriarte y García del Barrio (11 January 1843 in Asunción – 21 April 1909) was a Paraguayan politician and President from April 12, 1877 to November 25, 1878.

José Higinio Uriarte del Barrio
7th President of Paraguay
In office
12 April 1877  25 November 1878
Vice PresidentVacant
Preceded byJuan Bautista Gill
Succeeded byCándido Bareiro
3rd Vice President of Paraguay
In office
25 November 1874  12 April 1877
PresidentJuan Bautista Gill
Preceded bySalvador Jovellanos (1871)
Succeeded byAdolfo Saguier (1878)
Personal details
Born11 January 1843
Asunción, Paraguay
Died21 April 1909(1909-04-21) (aged 66)
NationalityParaguay Paraguayan
Political partyIndependent
SpouseEtelvina Trinidad Mercedes Velilla
Children2

He was Juan Bautista Gill's cousin. He served as President of the Chamber of Deputies,[1] and was elected as Vice President 1874.[2] After Gill was assassinated, Uriarte became the acting President for the remainder of Gill's four-year-term. He was Minister of Finance of Paraguay from 1887 to 1889. [3]

References

  1. "Registro oficial. 1869/1875". HathiTrust.
  2. Ministerio de Hacienda de Paraguay. "Ministerio de Hacienda - Galería de Ministros y Sedes" (PDF). Ministerio de Hacienda.


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