Higinio Uriarte Explained

José Higinio Uriarte del Barrio
Order:7th
Office:President of Paraguay
Term Start:12 April 1877
Term End:25 November 1878
Vicepresident:Vacant
Predecessor:Juan Bautista Gill
Successor:Cándido Bareiro
Order1:3rd
Office1:Vice President of Paraguay
Term Start1:25 November 1874
Term End1:12 April 1877
President1:Juan Bautista Gill
Birth Date:11 January 1843
Birth Place:Asunción, Paraguay
Nationality: Paraguayan
Party:Independent
Spouse:Etelvina Trinidad Mercedes Velilla
Children:2

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registro oficial. 1869/1875.. HathiTrust.
  2. Web site: Vicepresidencia de la Republica. https://web.archive.org/web/20120629113011/http://www.vicepresidencia.gov.py/?categoria=11&t=galeria-de-vicepresidentes. dead. June 29, 2012. June 29, 2012.
  3. Web site: Ministerio de Hacienda - Galería de Ministros y Sedes. Ministerio de Hacienda de Paraguay. Ministerio de Hacienda.