Lorenzo Arrazola y García

The Most Excellent Lorenzo Arrazola KOGF, OCIII
Prime Minister of Spain
In office 17 January 1864 – 1 March 1864
Monarch	Isabella II
Preceded by	The Marquis of Miraflores
Succeeded by	Alejandro Mon y Menéndez
Personal details
Born	(1797-08-10)August 10, 1797 Checa, Guadalajara, Spain
Died	February 23, 1873(1873-02-23) (aged 75) Madrid, Spain
Political party	Moderate Party
Spouse	Ana Micaela Guerrero
Alma mater	University of Valladolid

D. Lorenzo Arrazola y García (Checa, Guadalajara, Spain, 10 August 1797 – Madrid, Spain, 23 February 1873) was a Spanish lawyer, politician and statesman best known for being Prime Minister of Spain , a six term Minister of Justice and two-time President of the Supreme Court.

Private Life

Although coming from humble origins, his father's family was once considered to be of noble issue. Not having the means to enjoy education, Lorenzo called in help from a maternal uncle who was a local dignitary to attend the San Mateo de Valderas Seminar in León, where he graduated in Philosophy and Theology.

After that, Arrazola obtained a doctorate in Civil Law at the University of Valladolid, where he is granted a Personal Chair in 1826. Having been rector of the university, he then transferred to the Complutense University of Madrid in 1845 to become Dean of its Faculty of Law.

Public Life

In 1837 Arrazola entered his first election, becoming a member of Spain's Congress of Deputies, a seat he held until February 1841. In December 1838 he started his first of six terms as Minister of Grace and Justice.

In thank for creating a new Criminal Code, Queen Isabella II made Arrazola a senator-for-life on December 23th, 1848.

He was confirmed as President of the Supreme Court in 1851, a position he held until 1853 and again between 1856 and 1864. Between these dates he functioned as Prosecutor-General.

Between 1864 and 1867 he is both Minister of Justice and Minister of Interior at interim.