Background
MARTÍNorth, Juan was born on February 26, 1865 in San Fernando, Province of Buenos Aires. Son of Juan Alejandro Martin and Sofia Duarte.
MARTÍNorth, Juan was born on February 26, 1865 in San Fernando, Province of Buenos Aires. Son of Juan Alejandro Martin and Sofia Duarte.
Ensign, 1884; second lieutenant, 1888. Lieutenant, 1892; commander, 1896. Captain, 1903; rearadmiral, 1910.
Vice-admiral, 1922.
Admiral, 1926. Has held numerous commands: warships, divisions, and naval bases. Member and president of the Supreme Council of War and Marine.
Chief of the commission for the settlement of the boundary with Brazil, 1886-1888. Of the boundary with Chile, 1902.
Directorgeneral of marine personnel and matériel.
Assistant secretary of marine, 1896-1898. Naval attaché in London, 1903-1904. In France and Italy, 1906-1908.
Minister of Marine, 1904-1906.
Argentine technical delegate to the Second Hague Conference, 1907. Attached to the naval mission in London, 1908-1910.
Member of the Pan American Scientific Congresses of Buenos Aires and Washington, 1910 and 10i „resident of the Argentine Naval rvimrnission in the United States, 1915— {qig. Ambassador to Cuba, 1928.
Presilla ’of the firm Astilleros Navales Hansen y Puccini, South America
Centro Naval (president on three occasions). Circulo de Armas of Buenos Aires (vicepresident). Rotary Club of Buenos Aires Coresident, 1931-1933).
Liga Naval Argentina (president, 1933-1936).
Yacht Club of Buenos Aires. Decorations: Officier de la Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur’Honneur of France.
Medal of the Queen of Holland on the occasion of the Second Hague Conference, 1907. Order of Naval Merit (first class) of Chile.
Commander of the Order of Naval Merit of Cuba.
Of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus of Italy. Grand Official of the Order of Carlos de Céspedes of Cuba.
Author of various professional papers, reports.
Married Amalia Costas Passo. Children: Federico A., Emilio East., and Juan José.