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Duncan Stewart (Uruguayan politician)
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Duncan Antonio Stewart Agell (Buenos Aires
, 1833 – Montevideo
, 1923), was a Uruguay
an president of Argentine
origin . He was interim President of Uruguay
for a brief time in 1894.
Duncan Stewart (of Acharn) and Uruguayan Dorotea Agell. Little is known about his life, but it is known he was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1833. His niece Matilde Pacheco married José Batlle y Ordóñez
, who was later to become a long-serving Uruguay
an President. His grand-nephews César Batlle Pacheco
and Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco
each served as a Deputy and Senator.
He was a member of the Colorado Party (Uruguay)
.
.
Finally, Stewart ceded the office to Juan Idiarte Borda
who won the presidency with 47 votes, but who was to be assassinated while President.
and was not active in politics from that time.
He married Delfina García Vargas and had eight children with her. Duncan Stewart died in 1923, having lived through practically all of Uruguay
's post-independence history.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, 1833 – Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, 1923), was a Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an president of Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
origin . He was interim President of Uruguay
President of Uruguay
The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch...
for a brief time in 1894.
Family background
He was the son of a marriage between ScotsmanScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Duncan Stewart (of Acharn) and Uruguayan Dorotea Agell. Little is known about his life, but it is known he was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1833. His niece Matilde Pacheco married José Batlle y Ordóñez
José Batlle y Ordóñez
José Pablo Torcuato Batlle y Ordóñez was the president of Uruguay in 1899 and from 1903 until 1907 and for a further term from 1911 to 1915. He was the son of former president, Lorenzo Batlle y Grau. His children César, Rafael and Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco were actively engaged in politics...
, who was later to become a long-serving Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an President. His grand-nephews César Batlle Pacheco
César Batlle Pacheco
-Background:A journalist by profession, he was a son of José Batlle y Ordóñez, President of Uruguay 1899, 1903–1907 and 1911-1915. Brother of Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco and Rafael Batlle Pacheco.He was a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party....
and Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco
Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco
Lorenzo Batlle Pacheco was a Uruguayan political figure and journalist.- Background :He was a journalist on the El Día newspaper and a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. He was a son of long-serving President of Uruguay José Batlle y Ordóñez. Brother of Rafael and César Batlle...
each served as a Deputy and Senator.
Early political career
Later he moved to Uruguay, where he worked as a civil servant and later as a politician. He served the ministry of economics in the administration of Lorenzo Batlle. In 1890 he was elected Senator.He was a member of the Colorado Party (Uruguay)
Colorado Party (Uruguay)
The Colorado Party is a political party in Uruguay.- Aims :It unites Conservative, Moderate and Social democratic groups. It was the dominant party of government almost without exception during the stabilisation of the Uruguayan republic....
.
President of Uruguay (interim)
The presidential election of 1894 resulted in a political crisis. For twenty-one days (between March 1 and March 21) none of the candidates received the necessary 45 votes to become president. During this time, Stewart, president of the Senate, exercised power as President of UruguayPresident of Uruguay
The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch...
.
Finally, Stewart ceded the office to Juan Idiarte Borda
Juan Idiarte Borda
Juan Idiarte Borda was the 17th President of Uruguay. He is the last Uruguayan president to be assassinated.-Background:...
who won the presidency with 47 votes, but who was to be assassinated while President.
Post-Presidency
Later, Stewart opposed the grab of power by Juan Lindolfo CuestasJuan Lindolfo Cuestas
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas was a Uruguayan politician and served as the president of Uruguay from 1897 until 1899 and for a second term from 1899 to 1903.-Background:...
and was not active in politics from that time.
He married Delfina García Vargas and had eight children with her. Duncan Stewart died in 1923, having lived through practically all of Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
's post-independence history.
See also
- Politics of UruguayPolitics of UruguayThe Politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic republic, under which the President of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform party system. The president exercises executive power and Legislative power is vested in the two...
- List of political families#Uruguay
- Colorado Party (Uruguay)#Earlier History