Luis Antonio Duhau
Luis Antonio Duhau ( 1887 - March 19, 1963 ) was an Argentine politician .
Life
His parents were Candelaria Foullerac and Urbano Duhau. On May 7, 1909, he married in the Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Merced in Buenos Aires Luisa Ham y Etcheon (* December 3, 1887, † February 27, 1975). Her daughters were Maria Elena "Malele", Lucía, Elisa and Juana Duhau y Ham.
Duhau studied agricultural science and was in the rugby team of the faculty on the defensive position (back). In 1927 he was a member of the board of directors of the Banco de la Nación Argentina . From 1926 to 1928 he was chairman of the Sociedad Rural Argentina . He was a member of the Jockey Club of Buenos Aires, where the coup plotters of the 1930s met. After Hipólito Yrigoyen was pushed away in 1930, Duhau became a senator and agriculture minister under General Agustín Pedro Justo .
During a Senate debate on corruption , Lisandro de la Torre accused him of July 23, 1935 at 4 p.m. that meat buyers for the British refrigerated ships would pay more for his cattle than for cattle from other beef producers and that the finance minister, Frederico Pinedo , over tax evasion was informed by some beef buyers. He was shot at immediately after de la Torre made these allegations. The Senate colleague from Santa Fe, Enzo Bordabehere , threw himself in front of him, saved de la Torre's life and was shot himself in the process.
Individual evidence
- ^ Time , August 5, 1935, ARGENTINA: Justo, Justice & Joust
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Duhau, Luis Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine agronomist and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1887 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1963 |