José Claudio Wílliman
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Background
Wílliman was born in MontevideoMontevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
. A Doctor of Laws, he was a university teacher for many years. His grandfather, Claudio Wílliman
Claudio Wílliman
Claudio Wílliman was a Uruguayan political figure.-Background:Wílliman was a member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party and was closely identified with the liberal José Batlle y Ordóñez....
was a Colorado
Colorado
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Party President of Uruguay
President of Uruguay
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1907-1911.
Political activities and office
José Claudio Wílliman was a prominent member of the Uruguayan National (Blanco) PartyNational Party (Uruguay)
The National Party , also known as the White Party , is a major right-wing conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government....
. As a younger man, he was involved with Ruralist activism.
He served in the Uruguayan Senate
Senate of Uruguay
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1985-1990.