José Evaristo Uriburu

José Félix Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales (November 19, 1831 – October 23, 1914) was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898.

He was an adept diplomat; participating as arbiter on the peace negotiations on the War of the Pacific between Chile, Perú and Bolivia.

He was Vice-President and became President of Argentina 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, Cecil Beaton'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, Salta (1872–1874)
 * National Deputy (lower house of Congress)
 * House President (1876–1877)
 * Justice Minister under Bartolomé Mitre for a short time (1867).
 * Senator for the City of Buenos Aires (1901–1910)