Nationality Argentine Occupation Politician Religion Catholicism | Spouse(s) Clara Flores Profession Military Party National Autonomist Party | |
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Full Name Héctor Canavery Segrestán Political party National Autonomist Party Died 1900, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Héctor Canavery (1854–1900s) was an Argentine politician and military. He was commissary in the district of Quilmes (Greater Buenos Aires), and also served as Lieutenant in the Argentine Army, taking part in expeditions against the Indians during the Conquest of the Desert.
Biography
Canavery was born in Barracas, Buenos Aires, his father Francisco Canavery, was Lieutenant of Cavalry in the Argentine Confederation. His mother Orfelia Segrestan, daughter of a French merchant. During his childhood, his family lived in a house on Calle Cuyo (now Sarmiento) 467, located in the exclusive neighborhood of San Nicolas. On June 15, 1885 Héctor Canavery was married to Clara Flores, daughter of Vladislao Flores and Pastora Sánchez. He and his wife settled in the town of Quilmes, being parents of Héctor Raúl, Enrique Guillermo (godson of Enrique S. Quintana), Mario César, Lila and Julio.
In 1920, his son Héctor Raúl Canavery had owned a fine poultry farm, located in the town of Banfield, southern area of Greater Buenos Aires.
His maternal ancestors the Segrestan were of Anglo-French origin. This family had arrived to Río de la Plata near 1830. María Uriarte (maternal grandmother) was born in San Luis Province, belonging to a traditional family of Basque and Creole origin.
In 1876, Héctor Canavery was appointed Second lieutenant of the Argentine Army. Its designation bore the signatures of then-President Nicolás Avellaneda and his Minister of War Adolfo Alsina. Later he served as Chief of police in Quilmes and militated in the Partido Autonomista Nacional, holding the position of Legislator of Buenos Aires province in 1890s. Retired from political life, he performed administrative tasks in the Arsenal Principal de Guerra.
Héctor Canavery was descendant of Francisco Pelliza, a soldier who had participated in the Argentine War of Independence. His sister, María Luisa Canaveri was goddaughter of Gregorio Lemos, son of Juan Gregorio Lemos, a senior officer who served to orders of General José de San Martín during the wars for Independence.
In 1896, Lt. Héctor Canavery and his brother Lt. Col. Saturnino Canavery, were appointed to integrate the Plana Mayor of reserve forces of the Argentine Army. They were cousins in third degree of Angel Canavery, an military man, who had served during the Conquest of the Desert as Lieutenant in the 1° Regimiento de Línea.