Higinio Uriarte

President of Paraguay

11 January 1843 Asunción, Paraguay

21 April 1909(1909-04-21) (66)

12 April 1877 – 25 November 1878

Paraguayan politician José Higinio Uriarte y García del Barrio (11 January 1843 in Asunción – 21 April 1909) was a Paraguayan politician and President from April 12, 1877 to November 25, 1878. He was Juan Bautista Gill's cousin. He served as President of the Chamber of Deputies, and was elected as Vice President 1874. After Gill was assassinated, Uriarte became the acting President for the remainder of Gill's four-year-term. He was Minister of Finance of Paraguay from 1887 to 1889.