Jorge Holguín Explained

Jorge Holguín
Order:10th
Office:President of Colombia
Term Start:11 November 1921
Term End:7 August 1922
Predecessor:Marco Fidel Suárez
Successor:Pedro Nel Ospina
Office3:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Term Start3:7 August 1918
Term End3:16 September 1918
President3:Marco Fidel Suárez
Predecessor3:Pedro Antonio Molina
Successor3:Pedro Antonio Molina
President4:Miguel Antonio Caro
Term Start4:1897
Term End4:1898
Predecessor4:José Maria Uricoechea
Successor4:Antonio Gómez Restrepo
Office5:Minister of Finance
President5:Rafael Reyes
Term Start5:11 March 1909
Term End5:22 March 1909
Predecessor5:Camilo Torres Eliceche
Successor5:Nemesio Camacho
President6:Rafael Reyes
Term Start6:7 August 1904
Term End6:15 December 1904
Predecessor6:Carlos Arturo Torres
Successor6:Pedro Antonio Molina
Office7:Minister of War
President7:Rafael Reyes
Term Start7:22 March 1909
Term End7:7 June 1909
Predecessor7:Eduardo Briceño
Successor7:Diego Euclides de Angulo
Birth Date:1848 10, df=y
Birth Place:Cali, Cauca Valley, Republic of New Granada
Death Place:Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Birthname:Jorge Marcelo Holguín Mallarino
Nationality:Colombian
Party:Conservative
Children:11
Relations:Manuel María Mallarino (uncle)
Carlos Holguín Mallarino (brother)
Julio Arboleda Pombo (father-in-law)
Occupation:Businessman, soldier, journalist, writer, and politician
Allegiance:Colombia (Conservative Party)

Jorge Marcelo Holguín Mallarino (30 October 1848 – 2 March 1928) was a Colombian politician and military officer, two time Acting President of Colombia: June–August 1909 as interim president, and from November 1921 to August 1922. He also served a term as Minister of Foreign Affairs in which he signed the Holguín-Avebury treaty.[1]

Early life

He was born 1848 10, df=y in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Republic of New Granada. His brother was Carlos Holguín Mallarino. He became a businessman, soldier, journalist, writer, and politician. He served in both the Colombian Civil War of 1876 and the Colombian Civil War of 1895.

Career

He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1897 until 1898, and again from 7 August 1918 – 16 September 1918. He was Minister of Finance from 7 August 1904 – 15 December 1904, and 11 March 1909 – 22 March 1909. He was Minister of War from 22 March 1909 – 7 June 1909 and President of Colombia from 11 November 1921 – 7 August 1922. He died in 1928 in Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Personal life

He was Roman Catholic . His wife Cecilia Arboleda Mosquera was mother of his 12 children. He is related to María Ángela Holguín.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lablaa.org/blaavirtual/biografias/holgjorg.htm Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango; Jorge Marcelo Holguín Mallarino