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 (aged 79) 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]
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]
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]