Alejandro Woss y Gil
Alejandro Woss y Gil | |
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24th President of the Dominican Republic | |
In office May 16, 1885 – January 6, 1887 | |
Preceded by | Francisco Gregorio Billini |
Succeeded by | Ulises Heureaux |
29th President of the Dominican Republic | |
In office April 23, 1903 – November 24, 1903 | |
Vice President | |
Preceded by | Horacio Vásquez |
Succeeded by | Carlos Felipe Morales |
Vice President of the Dominican Republic | |
In office 1884–1885 | |
President | Francisco Gregorio Billini |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Segundo Imbert |
Personal details | |
Born | El Seibo, Dominican Republic | May 5, 1856
Died | January 1, 1932 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | (aged 75)
Nationality | Dominican |
Political party | Blue Party |
Spouse(s) | María Ricart Pérez |
Alejandro Woss y Gil (born Alejandro Woss Linares) (May 5, 1856 – January 1, 1932) was a Dominican politician and military figure.
He was born in El Seibo on May 5, 1856, to parents, Carlos Woss and María Linares. At a young age he was sent Santiago de los Caballeros to live with his uncle Gen. Evangelista Gil, who adopted him and encouraged to enter military service.
Woss y Gil served as Minister of Defense and as vice president during the presidency of Francisco Gregorio Billini, whom he replaced after his resignation from May 16, 1885, until January 6, 1887. Former president Ulises Heureaux remained the dominant figure in national politics. In 1903, he led a coup against Juan Isidro Jimenes and served again as president from March 23 until he was removed by Carlos Felipe Morales on October 24, 1903.
Woss was married to .[1] Together, the couple had three children: Ana María, Francisco, and Celeste Woss y Gil, who became a noted painter and artist.[1]
Together with María Ricart Pérez he had a daughter, the noted painter .
He died in Santo Domingo in January 1932.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Perez, Celeste (2020-08-26). "Mujeres de poder: un recorrido por la historia de las primeras damas de la República". Listín Diario. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- Biography at the Enciclopedia Virtual Dominicana
- 1856 births
- 1932 deaths
- People from El Seibo Province
- Presidents of the Dominican Republic
- Vice presidents of the Dominican Republic
- Government ministers of the Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic people of Canarian descent
- Dominican Republic people of French descent
- Dominican Republic people of German descent
- Ambassadors of the Dominican Republic to the United States