Alfredo Demarchi
Alfredo Demarchi | |
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| Vice-Governor of Buenos Aires Province | |
| In office 1 May 1898 – 1 May 1902 | |
| Governor | Bernardo de Irigoyen |
| Preceded by | José Inocencio Arias |
| Succeeded by | Adolfo Saldías |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 13 September 1917 – 6 March 1922 | |
| President | Hipólito Yrigoyen |
| Preceded by | Honorio Pueyrredón |
| Succeeded by | Eudoro Vargas Gómez |
| President of the Compañía Primitiva de Gas de Buenos Aires | |
| In office 1890–1894 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfredo Silvestre Demarchi y Quiroga October 12, 1857 Buenos Aires |
| Died | August 16, 1937 Buenos Aires |
| Resting place | La Recoleta Cemetery |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union |
| Spouse | Clara Marta Leloir y Sáenz Valiente |
Alfredo Demarchi (1857-1937) was an Argentine businessman and politician, who held various state positions, including as Vice Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires.[1]
Biography
He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Antonio Demarchi and Mercedes Quiroga, daughter of Facundo Quiroga, belonging to a distinguished family of Swiss and Creole origin. He completed his elementary and university studies in Europe, and received an engineering degree from the Institute of Technology of Zurich around 1878.[2]
He began his political career in 1894 when he was elected as a national deputy by the Radical Party. He served as Vice Governor between 1898 and 1902,[3] and in 1918 was appointed to occupy the Head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Argentina.[4]
Family
Alfredo Demarchi was married to Clara Leloir, daughter of Alejandro Leloir Sáenz Valiente and María del Tránsito Sáenz Valiente. He was the grandson of Facundo Quiroga,[5] and his wife niece granddaughter of Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, prominent politicians and military of Argentina during the 19th century.[6]
References
- ^ Registro oficial de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires Province.
- ^ Argentines of Today, Volumen1. William Belmont Parker.
- ^ Revista de derecho, historia y letras, Volumen3. Estanislao Severo Zeballos, Carlos F. Melo.
- ^ Memoria. Argentina. Ministerio de Obras Públicas.
- ^ Archivo del brigadier general Juan Facundo Quiroga. Universidad de Buenos Aires.
- ^ Genealogía, Temas16-17. Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas.
- 1857 births
- 1937 deaths
- Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery
- Argentine engineers
- Politicians from Buenos Aires
- ETH Zurich alumni
- Argentine expatriates in Switzerland
- Argentine people of Swiss descent
- Radical Civic Union politicians
- Ministers of agriculture of Argentina
- Argentine business executives
- Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies