José Agripino Barnet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Agripino Barnet

Cuban politician

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1864

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 18-Sep-1945

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Spain, Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

José Agripino Barnet y Vinajeras (June 23, 1864 – 18 September 1945) was a Cuban politician and diplomat who served as interim President of Cuba from December 11, 1935 to May 20, 1936.He was the seventh provisional chief since the fall of Gerardo Machado.Barnet y Vinajeras was born in Spain but his parents were born in Cuba.
He graduated from the University of Havana School of Law.
In 1887, he went to Paris, where he remained until the installation of the Republic of Cuba in 1902.
He was named the Cuban Consul in Paris, France and in 1908 was transferred as the Cuban Consul in Liverpool, England.
He was also the Cuban Consul in Rotterdam and Hamburg.
He also served in Japan, Brazil, Germany and Switzerland. He was married to Marcela Cleard and they had one daughter, Georgina Marcelle Barnet y Cleard (who married Henri Jan van de Griendt).