José Higinio Uriarte y García del Barrio (11 January 1843 in

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– 21 April 1909) was a

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politician and President from April 12, 1877 to November 25, 1878. He was

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's cousin. He served as President of the Chamber of Deputies, and was elected as

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1874. After Gill was assassinated, Uriarte became the acting

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for the remainder of Gill's four-year-term. He was

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from 1887 to 1889.

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