Duncan Antonio Stewart Agell (1833 – 1923), was a
Uruguay
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an president of
Scottish Argentine
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origin. He served as interim
President of Uruguay
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for a brief time in 1894.
Family background
He was the son of a marriage between
Scotsman
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Duncan Stewart (of
Acharn) and Uruguayan Dorotea Agell. Little is known about his life, but it is known he was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1833. His niece
Matilde Pacheco married
José Batlle y Ordóñez
José Pablo Torcuato Batlle y Ordóñez ( or ; 23 May 1856 in Montevideo, Uruguay – 20 October 1929), nicknamed ''Don Pepe'', was a prominent Uruguayan politician, who served two terms as President of Uruguay for the Colorado Party. He wa ...
, who was later to become a long-serving
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an President. His grand-nephews
César Batlle Pacheco
César Batlle Pacheco (30 August 1885 – 5 June 1966) was a Uruguayan journalist and political figure.
Biography
Batlle was born in Montevideo into the distinguished Batlle family, the eldest son of Matilde Pacheco and José Batlle y Ordóñez ...
and
Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco
Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco (4 March 1897 – 3 December 1954) was a Uruguayan political figure and journalist.
Background
Pacheco was born in Montevideo. He was a journalist on the newspaper '' El Día'' and a prominent member of the Uruguayan Col ...
each served as a Deputy and Senator, and
Rafael Batlle Pacheco
Rafael Batlle Pacheco (1888, Montevideo – 1960) was a Uruguayan journalist.
Background
He was a journalist on the newspaper '' El Día'' and a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. Although he was never elected to office, his pol ...
was a notable journalist.
Early political career
Later he moved to Uruguay, where he worked as a civil servant and later as a politician. He served as the
Minister of Finance
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A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
in the administration of
Lorenzo Batlle
Lorenzo Cristóbal Manuel Batlle y Grau (August 10, 1810 in Montevideo – May 8, 1887 in Montevideo) was the president of Uruguay from 1868 to 1872.
Family background and early career
He was the son of a wealthy merchant loyal to the Span ...
from 1869 to 1872. In 1890 he was elected Senator. He served as the
President of the Senate of Uruguay in 1891 and 1894.
He was a member of the
Colorado Party (Uruguay)
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Ideology
The party seeks to unite moderate and liberal groups, although its members have had a diverse set of ideologies since its foundation ...
.
President of Uruguay (interim)
The presidential election of 1894 resulted in a political crisis. For twenty-one days (between March 1 and March 21) none of the candidates received the necessary 45 votes to become president. During this time, Stewart, president of the Senate, exercised power as
President of Uruguay
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.
Finally, Stewart ceded the office to
Juan Idiarte Borda who won the presidency with 47 votes, but who was to be assassinated while President.
Post-Presidency
He served as the
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay
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in 1896.
Later, Stewart opposed the grab of power by
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas
Juan Lindolfo de los Reyes Cuestas (6 January 1837 – 21 June 1905) was a Uruguayan politician who served as the 18th President of Uruguay from 1897 until 1899 and for a second term from 1899 to 1903.
Background
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas was a promi ...
and was not active in politics from that time.
He married Delfina García Vargas and had eight children with her. Duncan Stewart died in 1923, having lived through practically all of
Uruguay
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's post-independence history.
See also
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Politics of Uruguay
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Colorado Party (Uruguay)#Earlier History
References
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1833 births
1923 deaths
Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay
Ministers of Economics and Finance of Uruguay
Colorado Party (Uruguay) politicians
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