Uruguayan politician (1834–1894)
Jose Eugenio Ellauri y Obes (1834–1894) was a Uruguayan political figure.
Background.
He was a lawyer by profession, and a prominent member of the Colorado Party (Uruguay).
His father was Foreign Minister, Deputy and President of the Constituent Assembly, José Longinos Ellauri.
He served as Foreign Minister under Lorenzo Batlle y Grau from 1868 to 1872.
President of Uruguay.
He served as President of Uruguay from 1873 to 1875.
While President, Ellauri founded by decree the town of Villa del Carmen, in Durazno Department in 1873.
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