Jose Eugenio Ellauri y Obes (1834-1894) was a Uruguayan

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 political figure.

Background

He was a lawyer by profession, and a prominent member of the Colorado Party (Uruguay)

Colorado Party (Uruguay)

The Colorado Party is a political party in Uruguay.- Aims :It unites Conservative, Moderate and Social democratic groups. It was the dominant party of government almost without exception during the stabilisation of the Uruguayan republic....

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His father was Foreign Minister, Deputy and President of the Constituent Assembly, José Longinos Ellauri

José Longinos Ellauri

-Political offices:He served as President of the Constituent Assembly of Uruguay in 1830.He also served as Foreign Minister in the same year.-References:...

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President of Uruguay

He served as President of Uruguay

President of Uruguay

The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch...

 from 1873 to 1875 .

While President, Ellauri founded by decree the town of Villa del Carmen

Villa del Carmen

Villa del Carmen or Carmen is a town in Durazno Department of central Uruguay, the third largest populated place in the department, after Durazno and Sarandí del Yí. It is located on the intersection of Routes 14 and 42, about east of the city of Durazno.-History:Villa del Carmen was founded in...

, in Durazno Department

Durazno Department

Durazno is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Durazno. Its name means "peach" in Spanish, referring to the department's peaches and its status as an agricultural breadbasket.-Economy and Geography:...

 in 1873.

See also

• Politics of Uruguay
  Politics of Uruguay
  The Politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic republic, under which the President of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform party system. The president exercises executive power and Legislative power is vested in the two...
  
  

• List of political families#Uruguay

• Colorado Party (Uruguay)#Earlier History

• Villa del Carmen#History