| Carlos Pellegrini | |
| Office1: | President of Argentina |
| Term Start1: | August 7, 1890 |
| Term End1: | October 11, 1892 |
| Predecessor1: | Miguel Juárez Celman |
| Successor1: | Luis Sáenz Peña |
| Order3: | Vice President of Argentina |
| Term Start3: | October 11, 1886 |
| Term End3: | August 6, 1890 |
| President3: | Miguel Juárez Celman |
| Predecessor3: | Francisco Bernabé Madero |
| Successor3: | Jose Evaristo Uriburu |
| Order4: | Minister of War and the Navy |
| Term Start4: | June 11, 1885 |
| Term End4: | October 12, 1886 |
| President4: | Julio Argentino Roca |
| Predecessor4: | Benjamín Victorica |
| Successor4: | Nicolás Levalle |
| Term Start5: | October 9, 1879 |
| Term End5: | October 12, 1880 |
| President5: | Nicolás Avellaneda |
| Predecessor5: | Julio Argentino Roca |
| Successor5: | Benjamín Victorica |
| Birth Name: | Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans |
| Birth Date: | October 11, 1846 |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires |
| Death Place: | Buenos Aires |
| Resting Place: | La Recoleta Cemetery |
| Party: | National Autonomist Party |
| Spouse: | Carolina Lagos |
| Parents: | Charles Henri Pellegrini María Bevans Bright |
| Occupation: | politician |
| Profession: | lawyer |
| Signature: | Firma de Pellegrini.jpg |
Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans (October 11, 1846 - July 17, 1906) was Vice President of Argentina and became President of Argentina from August 6, 1890 to October 12, 1892, upon Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation (see Revolución del Parque).
During his administration, he cleaned up the finances and created the Banco de la Nación Argentina, Argentina's national bank, and the prestigious high-school that carries his name, Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini, public school of noted academic level, part of Universidad de Buenos Aires.[1]
After the end of his term, he served as senator between 1895 and 1903, and in 1906, he was elected National Representative in the lower house.
Pellegrini was the son of Swiss-Italian engineer Charles Henri Pellegrini (born in Chambéry) and María Bevans Bright, and grandson of English engineer James "Santiago" Bevans.
Like many other nineteenth century Argentines prominent in public life, he was a Freemason.[2] He died in his native city of Buenos Aires and is buried in La Recoleta Cemetery.