José Eugenio Tello
José Eugenio Tello (November 14, 1849 – November 30, 1924) was an Argentine politician that governed the provinces of Jujuy, Chubut, and Río Negro.
José Eugenio Tello | |
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| Governor of Jujuy | |
| In office April 18, 1883 – May 1, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Pablo Blas |
| Succeeded by | José María Álvarez Prado |
| 2nd Governor of Chubut | |
| In office 1885–1898 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Jorge Fontana |
| Succeeded by | Carlos O'Donell |
| Governor of Río Negro | |
| In office 1898–1905 | |
| Preceded by | Isaías Crespo |
| Succeeded by | Félix O. Cordero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 14, 1849 San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina |
| Died | November 30, 1924 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Tello was born in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina. He was the son of José Tello, a Spanish businessman born in Zamora, and Josefa Zalazar, an Argentine woman.
He represented a variety of districts in the Jujuy legislature between 1875 and 1883: Ledesma Department from 1875 to 1876, Humahuaca from 1877 to 1878 and again in 1880, and San Pedro de Jujuy in 1879 and again from 1881 to 1883.[1] He ultimately became president of the legislature, and then was elected governor of the province. From 1886 to 1895, he served as a senator for Jujuy in the national legislature. Then, from 1895 to 1898, he served as governor of Chubut (then a national territory). In 1897, he went to the Genoa Valley to put down a rebellion commanded by the cacique Salpul. A year later, he left Chubut territory and became governor of Río Negro territory, a post he held until 1905.
He died in 1924 in Buenos Aires, where he lived the last years of his life.