José Figueroa Alcorta
| José Figueroa Alcorta | |
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| 16th President of Argentina | |
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In office March 13, 1906 – October 11, 1910 |
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| Preceded by | Manuel Quintana |
| Succeeded by | Roque Sáenz Peña |
| 10th Vice President of Argentina | |
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In office October 12, 1904 – March 12, 1906 |
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| President | Manuel Quintana |
| Preceded by | Norberto Quirno Costa |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
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November 20, 1860 Córdoba |
| Died | December 27, 1931 (aged 71) Buenos Aires |
| Nationality | Argentina |
| Political party | National Autonomist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Josefa Julia María Bouquet Roldán |
| Profession | Lawyer |
José Maria Cornelio Figueroa Alcorta (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ˈmaɾja koɾˈneljo fiɣeˈɾoa alˈkoɾta]; November 20, 1860 – December 27, 1931) was President of Argentina from 12 March 1906 to 12 October 1910.
Figueroa Alcorta was born in Córdoba as the son of José Figueroa and Teodosia Alcorta. He was elected a National Deputy for Córdoba before becoming Provincial Governor in 1895. In 1898 he returned to the Argentine Congress as a Senator. In 1904 he became Vice-President of Argentina and in 1906 succeeded Manuel Quintana as President. He was an active Freemason.
He is the only Argentine President to date to have held office in - and presided - the three powers of democratic government: Legislative, as Deputy (1892) and Senator (1898); Executive, as President (1906); and Judiciary, as Justice of the Supreme Court (1915) and then President of the same (1929).
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