José Figueroa Alcorta
Alcorta, c. 1910
President of Argentina
In office
March 13, 1906  October 11, 1910
Preceded byManuel Quintana
Succeeded byRoque Sáenz Peña
Vice President of Argentina
In office
October 12, 1904  March 12, 1906
PresidentManuel Quintana
Preceded byNorberto Quirno Costa
Succeeded byVictorino de la Plaza
Personal details
Born
José Figueroa Alcorta

(1860-11-20)November 20, 1860
Córdoba, Argentina
DiedDecember 27, 1931(1931-12-27) (aged 71)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeLa Recoleta Cemetery
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality Argentina
Political partyNational Autonomist Party
SpouseJosefa Julia María Bouquet Roldán
ChildrenClara Julia
Mario Ramón
Jorge Esteban
Luis Héctor
Alma materNational University of Córdoba
ProfessionLawyer

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

  1. "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.
  2. Solberg, Carl E. (1979). Oil and Nationalism in Argentina: A History. Stanford University Press. pp. 12–. ISBN 9780804709859. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. Akers, Charles Edmond (1904). A history of South America, 1854-1904. E.P. Dutton. pp. 120. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. 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.
  5. "Masones Ilustres Argentinos". Archived from the original on 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-04-02.


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