Jorge Hine Saborío (October 6, 1878 – May 16, 1962) was a

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

n politician and businessman. He was born in

San Ramón, Costa Rica San Ramón is a district in the canton of San Ramón (canton), San Ramón in Alajuela Province in Costa Rica. The central municipality (''distrito'') of San Ramón covers an area of Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001 and has a population ...

, to Luis Hine Ramírez and Enriqueta Saborío Iglesias. He married Ana María García Bottino, the daughter of Vespancio García Cuervo and Colomba Bottino Capiro, on June 17, 1904, in San José. He was a businessman of substantial means, and he was the Bank Manager of Costa Rica. He was Vice President of the Republic from May 8, 1936 to May 8, 1944. From March 4 to March 16, 1943, he acted temporarily as president while President Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia was absent, traveling to

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1878 births 1962 deaths People from San Ramón, Costa Rica Vice presidents of Costa Rica {{CostaRica-politician-stub