Juan Campisteguy

Juan Campisteguy
File:Juan Campisteguy Oxcoby in 1917.jpg Oxcoby in 1917
25th President of Uruguay
In office March 1, 1927 – March 1, 1931
Preceded by	José Serrato
Succeeded by	Gabriel Terra
Personal details
Born	(1859-09-07)September 7, 1859 Montevideo, Uruguay
Died	Montevideo, Uruguay
Nationality	Uruguayan
Political party	Colorado Party
Occupation	Politic, lawyer, soldier

Juan Campisteguy Oxcoby (September 7, 1859 – September 4, 1937) was a Uruguayan soldier, lawyer, and President of Uruguay (1927–1931).

Biography

He was born in Montevideo.

Son of a soldier in the Great Siege of Montevideo, Campisteguy ended law studies in 1887. He participated in the Revolution of Quebracho, wrote in the newspaper El Día and was Interior Minister from 1903 to 1904.

Campisteguy was formerly a close political ally of the longserving, liberal President of Uruguay José Batlle y Ordóñez, although he subsequently maintained a more independent political relationship within the Uruguayan Colorado Party.

He served as the President of Uruguay between 1927 and 1931. It was while Campisteguy was President in 1927 that women first exercised the vote in a local election (The Plebiscite of Cerro Chato of 1927).

Campisteguy was succeeded as President by Gabriel Terra.

He died in Montevideo in 1937.

Further reading

• Lindahl, Göran E., Uruguay's New Path: A Study in Politics During the First Colegiado, 1919–33 (1962).

Political offices
Preceded by José Serrato	President of Uruguay 1927–1931	Succeeded by Gabriel Terra