Duncan Stewart (Uruguayan politician)
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| Duncan Antonio Stewart Agell | |
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Interim President of Uruguay
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| In office March 1 – March 21, 1894 |
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| Preceded by | Julio Herrera y Obes |
| Succeeded by | Juan Idiarte Borda |
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| Born | 1933 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 1923 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | Colorado |
| Spouse | Delfina García Vargas |
| Children | 8 |
Duncan Antonio Stewart Agell (Buenos Aires, 1833 – Montevideo, 1923), was a Uruguayan president of Argentine origin. He was interim president for a brief time in 1894.
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[edit] Family Background
He was the son of a marriage between Scotsman 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 Uruguayan President.
[edit] 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 agriculture in the administration of Lorenzo Batlle. In 1890 he was elected Senator.
[edit] President of Uruguay (interim)
The presidential election of 1894 resulted in a financial crisis. For twenty-one days (between March 1st and March 21st) 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 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.
[edit] Post-Presidency
Later, Stewart opposed the grab of power by Juan Lindolfo Cuestas and was not active in politics from that time.
He married Delfina García Vargas and had eight children with her. Duncan Stewart passed away in 1923, having lived through practically all of Uruguay's post-independence history.
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