José Félix Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales (19 November 1831 – 23 October 1914) was

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from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898. He was an adept

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; participating as arbiter on the peace negotiations on the

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between Chile, Perú and Bolivia. He was vice-president and became

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in 1895 when Luis Sáenz Peña resigned. His son was José Evaristo Uriburu y Tezanos Pinto (1880–1956), Argentinian Ambassador in London in the 1920s, and father of Clarita de Uriburu,

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's model.

Work in office as president

* Reformed the National Constitution in 1898. * Created the National Lottery (''Lotería Nacional de Beneficencia''). * Created the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Buenos Aires. * Created the Otto Krause Technical School.

Other offices held

* Federal Judge,

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(1872–1874) * National Deputy (lower house of Congress) * House President (1876–1877) * Justice Minister under

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for a short time (1867). * Senator for the City of Buenos Aires (1901–1910)

References

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