Tomás O'Horán y Escudero
Tomás O'Horán | |
|---|---|
| Governor of the State of Mexico | |
| In office 1862–1862 | |
| President | Benito Juárez |
| Preceded by | Pascual González Fuentes |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Ortiz de Zárate |
| Mayor of Mexico City | |
| In office September 30, 1867 – June 14, 1867 | |
| Monarch | Maximiliano I of Mexico |
| Preceded by | Mariano Icaza |
| Succeeded by | Porfirio Díaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 11, 1819 Guatemala City, Captaincy General of Guatemala, Viceroyalty of New Spain |
| Died | August 21, 1867 (aged 48) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Centralist Republic of Mexico Second Federal Republic of Mexico Second Mexican Empire |
| Branch | Mexican Army Imperial Mexican Army |
| Years of service | 1836 – 1867 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | |
Tomás Antonio Ignacio O'Horán y Escudero (1819-1867) was an Imperial Mexican general of Irish descent during the Second French intervention in Mexico. He was known for switching sides during the war as he initially sided with Benito Juárez but after the Siege of Mexico City, O'Horán was executed.