Francisco Reynolds Baker
Francisco Reynolds Baker | |
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| Director of the Colegio Militar de la Nación | |
| In office 1929–1933 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 13, 1881 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | c. 1967 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Resting place | Recoleta Cemetery |
| Spouse | Matilde Hartenstein.[1] |
| Occupation | Military Politician |
| Profession | Army |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Argentine |
| Branch/service | Argentine Army |
| Years of service | c. 1903–1945 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | 1.° División del Ejército Argentino |
Francisco Reynolds Baker (1882 – c. 1967) was an Argentine politician and military man, who served as director of the Argentine Military School, and as president of Superior Council of War and Navy.[2]
Biography
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He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Francisco Reynolds, a soldier belonging to an Anglo-Creole family of Buenos Aires, and Alice Baker Spencer, born in New York.[3] He was director of the military school from 1929 to 1933, being appointed that same year to occupy the command of Army Arsenals.[4]
Francisco Reynolds took an active part in the military political events of 1930 against the government of Hipólito Yrigoyen.[5] In 1938, he was appointed to the command of 1st Argentine Army Division.[6] He also served as head of the Supreme War Council during the presidency of Juan Domingo Perón.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Quien es quien en la Argentina, G. Kraft, ltda., 186, 1958
- ^ Todo es historia, Temas426-431, Todo es Historia, 2003, 2003
- ^ Argentina, National Census, 1895, República Argentina
- ^ Revista del Círculo Militar, Círculo Militar, 1965
- ^ Investigaciones y ensayos, Volumen30, Academia Nacional de la Historia, 1981
- ^ Registro nacional de la República argentina, Parte 2, Talleres gráficos de la penitenciaría nacional, July 1938
- ^ El sistema peronista: (1943–1949)., Félix Luna, 1984, ISBN 9789507520396
- 1880s births
- 1960s deaths
- British diaspora in Argentina
- Military personnel from Buenos Aires
- Politicians from Buenos Aires
- Argentine Army officers
- Argentine colonels
- Argentine generals
- 20th-century Argentine politicians
- Argentine people of English descent
- Argentine people of American descent
- Argentine people of Spanish descent