José Canalejas y Casas (1827–1902) was a Spanish engineer, writer and politician.

Biography

Born in December 1827 in

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. He was son of José María Canalejas Ugalde and Ana María Casas Foxet. He took studies in

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. Canalejas, who worked for the Railway Company from Ciudad Real to Badajoz, came to replace Telesforo Gómez Rodríguez as member of the

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, elected in representation of the

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district at 1876 election to Cortes, who had renounced to the seat, as it was incompatible with his occupation as land registrar. He became deputy again in 1881, this time in representation of Borjas, replacing Manuel Vivanco Menchaca, elected at the 1879 election, who had renounced to office in January 1881. Canalejas became Senator in representation of the province of Ávila in 1891. He died in

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in November 1902. José Canalejas Casas was father

José Canalejas Méndez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''J ...

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durante the reign of

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and of Luis Canalejas Méndez, politician and engineer.

Works

* ''Anuario de los progresos de la industria y la agricultura'' (1861)

References

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