José Figueroa Alcorta

11th President of Argentina

José Figueroa Alcorta
Alcorta, c. 1910

President of Argentina
In office March 13, 1906 – October 11, 1910
Preceded by	Manuel Quintana
Succeeded by	Roque Sáenz Peña
Vice President of Argentina
In office October 12, 1904 – March 12, 1906
President	Manuel Quintana
Preceded by	Norberto Quirno Costa
Succeeded by	Victorino de la Plaza

Personal details
Born	José Figueroa Alcorta (1860-11-20)November 20, 1860 Córdoba, Argentina
Died	December 27, 1931(1931-12-27) (aged 71) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting place	La Recoleta Cemetery Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality	Argentina
Political party	National Autonomist Party
Spouse	Josefa Julia María Bouquet Roldán
Children	Clara Julia Mario Ramón Jorge Esteban Luis Héctor
Alma mater	National University of Córdoba
Profession	Lawyer

José María Cornelio Figueroa Alcorta (November 20, 1860 – December 27, 1931) was an Argentine lawyer and politician, who managed to be the only person to head the three powers of the State: Vice President of the Nation (President of the Senate), from October 12, 1904 to March 12, 1906, President of the Nation from that date and until October 12, 1910; and President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Argentine Nation, from 1929 until his death in 1931.^[1]

Biography

Figueroa Alcorta was born in Córdoba as the son of José Figueroa and Teodosia Alcorta. He was elected a National Deputy for Córdoba before becoming Provincial Governor in 1895. In 1898 he returned to the Argentine Congress as a Senator. In 1904 he became Vice-President of Argentina and in 1906 succeeded Manuel Quintana as President.^[2]^[3]^[4] He was an active Freemason.^[5]

References

^ "JOSE F. ALCORTA DEAD; ARGENTINE JURIST; Was Chief Justice of Supreme Court and Had Served as President for Four Years". The New York Times. December 28, 1931. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
^ Solberg, Carl E. (1979). Oil and Nationalism in Argentina: A History. Stanford University Press. pp. 12–. ISBN 9780804709859. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
^ Akers, Charles Edmond (1904). A history of South America, 1854-1904. E.P. Dutton. pp. 120–. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
^ Colby, Frank Moore; Churchill, Allen Leon (1909). New International Yearbook: A Compendium of the World's Progress. Dodd, Mead and Co. pp. 46–. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
^ "Masones Ilustres Argentinos". Archived from the original on 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-04-02.

External links

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Political offices
Preceded by Norberto Quirno Costa	Vice President of Argentina 1904–1906	Succeeded by Victorino de la Plaza
Preceded by Manuel Quintana	President of Argentina 1906–1910	Succeeded by Roque Sáenz Peña
Preceded by Julio Astrada	Governor of Córdoba 1895–1898	Succeeded by Cleto Peña