Duncan Antonio Stewart Agell (1833 – 1923), was a

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an president of

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origin. He served as interim

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for a brief time in 1894.

Family background

He was the son of a marriage between

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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

an President. His grand-nephews

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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

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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

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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

. 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

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in 1896. Later, Stewart opposed the grab of power by

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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

's post-independence history.

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Family background

Early political career

President of Uruguay (interim)

Post-Presidency

See also

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