Enrique Creel
José Enrique Clay Ramón de Jesús Creel Cuilty, sometimes known as Henry Clay Creel (30 August 1854 – 18 August 1931) was a Mexican businessman, politician and diplomat, member of the powerful Creel-Terrazas family of Chihuahua. He was a member of the Científicos, as well as founder and president of the Banco Central Mexicano, vice-president of Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, as well as governor of Chihuahua on two occasions, ambassador of Mexico to the United States, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of President Porfirio Díaz in the last years of his regime. The foremost banker during the Porfirato (1876-1910) he is considered a symbol of the Porfirian regime.
Enrique C. Creel | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office April 1910 – March 1911 | |
| President | Porfirio Díaz |
| Preceded by | Ignacio Mariscal |
| Succeeded by | Francisco León de la Barra |
| Governor of Chihuahua | |
| In office 4 October 1907 – April 1910 | |
| Preceded by | José María Sánchez |
| Succeeded by | José María Sánchez |
| In office 18 August 1904 – December 1906 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Terrazas |
| Succeeded by | José María Sánchez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1854 Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
| Died | 18 August 1931 (aged 76) Mexico City |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Relatives | Luis Terrazas (father-in-law) Santiago Creel (great-grandson) |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
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