José María Cornelio Figueroa Alcorta (November 20, 1860 – December 27, 1931) was an Argentine lawyer and politician, who managed to be the only person to head the three powers of the State: Vice President of the Nation (President of the Senate), from October 12, 1904 to March 12, 1906, President of the Nation from that date and until October 12, 1910; and President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Argentine Nation, from 1929 until his death in 1931. Biography Figueroa Alcorta was born in Córdoba as the son of José Figueroa and Teodosia Alcorta. He was elected a National Deputy for Córdoba before becoming Provincial Governor in 1895. In 1898 he returned to the Argentine Congress as a Senator. In 1904 he became Vice-President of Argentina and in 1906 succeeded Manuel Quintana as President. He was an active Freemason. References External links Presidents of Argentina Vice presidents of Argentina 1860 births 1931 deaths Politicians from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine people of Galician descent National Autonomist Party politicians Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Córdoba Members of the Argentine Senate for Córdoba Governors of Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine Freemasons National University of Córdoba alumni 20th-century Argentine judges Supreme Court of Argentina justices Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery 20th-century Argentine politicians Patrician families of Buenos Aires 19th-century Argentine lawyers