Alfredo Demarchi

Alfredo Demarchi (1857-1937) was an Argentine businessman and politician, who held various state positions, including as Vice Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires.^[1]

Engineer Alfredo Demarchi
Vice-Governor of Buenos Aires Province
In office 1 May 1898 – 1 May 1902
Governor	Bernardo de Irigoyen
Preceded by	José Inocencio Arias
Succeeded by	Adolfo Saldías
Minister of Agriculture
In office 13 September 1917 – 6 March 1922
President	Hipólito Yrigoyen
Preceded by	Honorio Pueyrredón
Succeeded by	Eudoro Vargas Gómez
President of the Compañía Primitiva de Gas de Buenos Aires
In office 1890–1894
Personal details
Born	Alfredo Silvestre Demarchi y Quiroga October 12, 1857 Buenos Aires
Died	August 16, 1937 (aged 79) Buenos Aires
Resting place	La Recoleta Cemetery
Political party	Radical Civic Union
Spouse	Clara Marta Leloir y Sáenz Valiente

Since 2004 his fonds are available for consultation in Max von Buch Library of Universidad de San Andrés.^[2]

Biography

He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Antonio Demarchi and Mercedes Quiroga, daughter of Facundo Quiroga, belonging to a distinguished family of Swiss and Creole origin. He completed his elementary and university studies in Europe, and received an engineering degree from the Institute of Technology of Zurich around 1878.^[3]

He began his political career in 1894 when he was elected as a national deputy by the Radical Party. He served as Vice Governor between 1898 and 1902,^[4] and in 1918 was appointed to occupy the Head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Argentina.^[5]

Family

Alfredo Demarchi was married to Clara Leloir, daughter of Alejandro Leloir Sáenz Valiente and María del Tránsito Sáenz Valiente. He was the grandson of Facundo Quiroga,^[6] and his wife niece granddaughter of Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, prominent politicians and military of Argentina during the 19th century.^[7]