▁National ▁Party ▁Senator ▁and ▁former ▁Deput y . ▁ ▁Elect ed ▁offices ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Deput y . ▁U sh er ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁of ▁Uruguay ▁from ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Senator . ▁ ▁Family ▁incident ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁his ▁wife , ▁Cec ilia ▁Font ana , ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁by ▁poison ▁intended ▁for ▁himself , ▁sent ▁by ▁an ▁unknown ▁person ▁or ▁group . ▁Other ▁polit ically ▁prominent ▁families ▁were ▁also ▁- ▁un success fully ▁- ▁target ed . ▁This ▁trag ic ▁incident ▁has ▁been ▁widely ▁bl amed ▁on ▁political ▁violence ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁civil ian - mil it ary ▁rule ▁in ▁Uruguay , ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁after ▁which ▁Mario ▁H é ber ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁polit icians ▁were ▁pro scri bed ▁from ▁political ▁activities , ▁but ▁which ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁purs ue ▁c land est in ely . ▁ ▁Diplom atic ▁re per cuss ions ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁US ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Uruguay ▁Frank ▁E . ▁B ax ter ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁controvers ial ▁high ▁level ▁ex changes ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁these ▁yet ▁un resol ved ▁issues . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁See ▁also