Don Salvador Bermúdez de Castro y O"Lawlor, 2nd Duke of Ripalda and 2nd Marquis of Lema was a Spanish noble, politician and lawyer who served as Minister of State during the reign of Alfonso XIII.
Background
He was born in Madrid, the son of Manuel Bermudez de Castro y Diez (1811-1870) a senator and Minister for the Interior and Foreign Affairs, and Maria de la Encarnacion O’Lawlor y Caballero (1830-1908), youngest daughter of Joseph O"Lawlor (1768-1850), an Irish-born Spanish general and governor of Granada.
Career
The Duke was a prominent Spanish author, conservative politician and nobleman. A deputy for Oviedo (1891-1923), he served as Minister for Foreign Affairs 1919-1921, 1917, 1913-1915. Mayor of Madrid 1903-1904 and Governor of the Bank of Spain (1922-1923).
He was the author of numerous works including "De la Revolución a la Restauración", "Spain since 1815" and the autobiographical " Mis Recuerdos 1801-1901" Late in life, he was one of the 22 jurists to revolt against a designnation by the Ministry of Interior under General Franco on 22 December 1938 as in their "opinion illegitimate under the operating powers of the 18th of 1936 July".
Membership
Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. Real Academia Española. Real Academia de la Historia.