Luis Alberto de Herrera (Montevideo, 22 July 1873 – 8 April 1959)[1][2] was aUruguayan lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician.
A national leader of great importance during the first half of the 20th century, he led theNational Party through the most decisive instances along five decades. His own political movement is known asHerrerismo.
From 1902 to 1904, he wasUruguayan Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States.
From 1925 to 1927 he served as President of theNational Council of Administration, or Prime Minister, during the presidency ofJosé Serrato.[3]
In 1933, he took part at the Convention on Rights and Duties of States adopted by the Seventh International Conference of American States.[4] Particularly after 1933, he was tactically close to his nominalColorado Party opponent,PresidentGabriel Terra.[5]
He stood for the presidency six times between1922 and1950 without success. In 1958, however, he led the Blancos to their first nationwide victory in over 90 years, taking a majority on theNational Council of Government. He died shortly afterward.
He was married to Margarita Uriarte (widow of Alberto Heber Jackson) with whom he had one daughter, María Hortensia.
His grandsonLuis Alberto Lacalle served as President of Uruguay in 1990–1995; and his great-grandsonLuis Alberto Lacalle Pou served as a deputy from 2000 to 2015 and as a senator from 2015 until he was elected President in 2019.
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