José Agripino Barnet

José Agripino Barnet y Vinajeras (June 23, 1864 – September 18, 1945) was a Cuban politician and diplomat who served as interim President of Cuba from December 11, 1935 to May 20, 1936.[1]

José Barnet y Vinajeras
President of Cuba Interim
In office December 11, 1935 – May 20, 1936
Vice President	Federico Laredo Brú
Preceded by	Carlos Mendieta (Interim)
Succeeded by	Miguel Mariano Gómez
Personal details
Born	June 23, 1864 Barcelona, Spain
Died	September 18, 1945 (aged 81) Barcelona, Spain
Nationality	Cuban
Political party	National Union
Spouse(s)	Marcela Cleard
Children	Geogina Barnet y Cleard
Occupation	President

He was the seventh provisional chief since the fall of Gerardo Machado.[2]

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).

References

1. Staff report (September 20, 1945). Jose Barnet, Ex-Head of Cuba, Dies at 81. The New York Times
2. Staff report (December 14, 1935). BARNET BECOMES CUBAN PRESIDENT; He Takes Oath as the Seventh Provisional Chief of Republic Since Fall of Machado. The New York Times

• Otero, Juan Joaquin (1954). Libro De Cuba, Una Enciclopedia Ilustrada Que Abarca Las Artes, Las Letras, Las Ciencias, La Economía, La Política, La Historia, La Docencia, Y El Progreso General De La Nación Cubana - Edición Conmemorativa del Cincuentenario de la República de Cuba, 1902-1952. (Spanish)