Alejandro Woss y Gil

Alejandro Woss y Gil
24th President of the Dominican Republic
In office
May 16, 1885 – January 6, 1887
Preceded byFrancisco Gregorio Billini
Succeeded byUlises Heureaux
29th President of the Dominican Republic
In office
April 23, 1903 – November 24, 1903
Vice PresidentEugenio Deschamps Peña
Preceded byHoracio Vásquez
Succeeded byCarlos Felipe Morales
Vice President of the Dominican Republic
In office
1884–1885
PresidentFrancisco Gregorio Billini
Preceded byCasimiro Nemesio de Moya
Succeeded bySegundo Imbert
Personal details
Born(1856-05-05)May 5, 1856
El Seibo, Dominican Republic
DiedJanuary 1, 1932(1932-01-01) (aged 75)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
NationalityDominican
Political partyBlue Party
SpouseMaría Ricart Pérez

Alejandro Woss y Gil (born Alejandro Woss Linares) (May 5, 1856 – January 1, 1932) was a Dominican Republic politician and military figure.

He was born in El Seibo on May 5, 1856, to parents, Carlos Woss and María Linares. At a young age he was sent Santiago de los Caballeros to live with his uncle Gen. Evangelista Gil, who adopted him and encouraged to enter military service.

Woss y Gil served as Minister of Defense and as vice president during the presidency of Francisco Gregorio Billini, whom he replaced after his resignation from May 16, 1885, until January 6, 1887. Former president Ulises Heureaux remained the dominant figure in national politics. In 1903, he led a coup against Juan Isidro Jimenes and served again as president from March 23 until he was removed by Carlos Felipe Morales on October 24, 1903.

Woss was married to María Altagracia Ricart.[1] Together, the couple had three children: Ana María, Francisco, and Celeste Woss y Gil, who became a noted painter and artist.[1]

He died in Santo Domingo in January 1932.

  1. ^ a b Perez, Celeste (2020-08-26). "Mujeres de poder: un recorrido por la historia de las primeras damas de la República". Listín Diario. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-08-18.