Luis Paz
President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Bolivia (1919–1928) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luis Paz Arce (19 August 1854 – 6 October 1928) was a Bolivian historian, journalist, jurist, lawyer, and politician who served on the Supreme Court of Justice of Bolivia for twenty-three years, an associate justice from 1905 to 1919 and as the president from 1919 until his death in 1928. A conservative, Paz held a lengthy political and academic background, serving in various legislative and ministerial positions from the early 1880s to the mid-1890s, including as minister of war from 1895 to 1896, minister of government from 1892 to 1895, and senator for Tarija from 1892 to 1898. In 1921, the National Convention selected him to be vice president under Bautista Saavedra, but he rejected the position, preferring to remain on the High Court.
This article is about the politician. For other uses, see Luis Paz (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paz and the second or maternal family name is Arce.
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Luis Paz | |
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Vice President-elect of Bolivia | |
Did not take office | |
President | Bautista Saavedra |
Preceded by | Ismael Vázquez José Santos Quinteros |
Succeeded by | Abdón Saavedra |
Minister of War | |
In office 22 May 1895 – 19 August 1896 | |
President | Mariano Baptista |
Preceded by | Severo Fernández |
Succeeded by | Jorge Oblitas |
Minister of Government and Colonization | |
In office 27 August 1892 – 22 May 1895 | |
President | Mariano Baptista |
Preceded by | Telmo Ichaso |
Succeeded by | Macedonio Doria Medina |
Senator for Tarija | |
In office 6 August 1892 – 6 August 1898 | |
Preceded by | Rosendo Estenssoro |
Succeeded by | Manuel de Argandoña |
Personal details | |
Born | Luis Paz Arce (1854-08-19)19 August 1854 Tarija, Bolivia |
Died | 6 October 1928(1928-10-06) (aged 74) Sucre, Bolivia |
Political party | Republican (1914–1928) |
Other political affiliations | Constitutional (before 1884) Conservative (1884–1914) |
Spouse |
Mercedes Vásquez (m. 1879) |
Children | Seven |
Parent(s) | Paulino Paz Genoveva Arce |
Education | University of Saint Francis Xavier |
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