José Luis Cantilo
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José Luis Cantilo | |
|---|---|
 Cantilo c. 1930 | |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 25 April 1941 – 4 June 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Noel |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Guardo |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 25 April 1936 – 4 June 1943 | |
| Constituency | Federal Capital |
| Mayor of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 15 November 1928 – 6 September 1930 | |
| President | Hipólito Yrigoyen |
| Preceded by | Adrián Fernández Casco |
| Succeeded by | José Guerrico |
| In office 5 December 1919 – 25 October 1921 | |
| President | Hipólito Yrigoyen |
| Preceded by | Saturnino García Anido |
| Succeeded by | Juan Bartneche |
| Governor of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 1 May 1922 – 1 May 1926 | |
| Vice Governor | Pedro Solanet |
| Preceded by | Luis Monteverde |
| Succeeded by | Valentín Vergara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1871 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 11 October 1944 (aged 73) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Party | Radical Civic Union |
José Luis Cantilo (6 February 1871 – 11 October 1944) was an Argentine diplomat and politician of the Radical Civic Union. He served both as intendente (mayor) of the City of Buenos Aires and as governor of Buenos Aires Province during the 1920s. From 1936 to 1941, he also served as a National Deputy and as President of the Chamber of Deputies.
Cantilo was born on 6 February 1871 in Buenos Aires, son of José María Raimundo Cantilo Muñoz and Magdalena Ortiz Basualdo Quesada. In 1897, he married Josefina Alejandra Achával Rufino, with whom he had seven children: Rosa, Magdalena, Esther, Teresa, Rafael, José Luis, and Héctor.[1] José Luis (the younger) would also become involved in politics, and served as Minister of Defense in the caretaker administration of José María Guido.
