José A. Terry

José Antonio Terry
Minister of Hacienda
In office 1893 – 1895 (first period)
President	Luis Sáenz Peña
Personal details
Born	José Antonio Terry Costa 1846 Bagé, Brazil
Died	1910 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting place	La Recoleta Cemetery
Nationality	Argentine
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

José Antonio Terry (October 31, 1846 - December 8, 1910) was an Argentine lawyer and politician.^[1] He served as Minister Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Republic.^[2]

Biography

Terry was born in Brazil, during the exile of his parents José Antonio Terry and Sotera Costa.^[3] In 1850 he settled with his family in Buenos Aires, performing his primary and secondary studies in the city. He received his doctorate in jurisprudence at the University of Buenos Aires in 1871. At the beginning of his career he was a journalist in the newspapers La Nación and La Prensa,^[4] Time later exerted like professor of Finances in the National University.^[5]

José A. Terry was deputy and senator by the province of Buenos Aires,^[6] and was chosen like deputy of the Argentine nation in 1871.^[7] He also served in the post of Minister of Finance in the governments of Luis Sáenz Peña, Julio Argentino Roca and Manuel Quintana.^[8]

José Antonio Terry was married to Leonor Quirno Costa,^[9] daughter of Gregorio José Quirno and Fernanda Costa.^[10] Terry and his wife were parents of three children who were born deaf: José Antonio Terry, Leonor Terry and Sotera Terry.^[11] Terry was grandson of Andrés Terry Álvarez, born in Spain and arrived in Buenos Aires towards the year 1790. His paternal ancestors came from County Cork in Ireland. They had arrived in France and Spain as members of the Irish brigades that served in those countries.^[12]

References

External links

• familysearch.org