Ernesto Cruz Concha
Ernesto Cruz Concha | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1941 – 15 May 1949 | |
| Constituency | 6th Provincial Group |
| In office 15 May 1933 – 15 May 1941 | |
| Constituency | 6th Provincial Group |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 12th Departmental District |
| In office 1924 – 11 September 1924 | |
| Constituency | Talca |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1886 Talca, Chile |
| Political party | Conservative Party Traditionalist Conservative Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mercedes Gatica Concha |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Wenceslao de la Cruz Antonia Concha Vergara |
| Education | University of Chile Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation | Lawyer, farmer, politician |
Ernesto Cruz Concha was a Chilean lawyer, farmer and politician.[1]
He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies and later as a Senator representing Talca and Maule between 1933 and 1949.[1]
Early life and education
Cruz was born in Talca in 1886, the son of Wenceslao de la Cruz and Antonia Concha Vergara.[1]
He completed his secondary education at the Liceo de Hombres of Talca and studied law at the University of Chile and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He qualified as a lawyer on 5 December 1911. His thesis was entitled Breves consideraciones sobre el veto establecido en la constitución chilena.[1]
Professional career
Cruz served as reporting attorney (abogado relator) at the Court of Talca.[1]
He was also engaged in agricultural activities, owning the El Oriente estate in Talca and a wine-producing winery in San Javier.[1]
Among other positions, he served as manager of the Compañía Restauradora El Chivato, director of the Instituto Médico Técnico Sanitas, and councillor of the National Agricultural Society (SNA).[1]
Political career
Cruz was a member of the Conservative Party and later of the Traditionalist Conservative Party. He served as president of the Conservative Party in the city of Talca.[1]
He was first elected Deputy for Talca for the 1924–1928 term. During this period, he served on the Permanent Committee on Budgets. His mandate was interrupted when Congress was dissolved on 11 September 1924 by decree of the Government Junta.[1]
He was again elected Deputy for the 12th Departmental District (Talca, Lontué and Curepto) for the 1926–1930 term, serving on the Permanent Committees on Constitutional Reform and Regulations, and on Foreign Relations.[1]
In 1933, he was elected Senator for the 6th Provincial Group (Talca and Maule), serving until 1941. He was a member of the Permanent Committees on Public Works and Communications, Internal Police, and Agriculture and Colonization.[1]
He was re-elected Senator for the same constituency for the 1941–1949 term, serving on the Permanent Committees on Government, Hygiene, Public Health and Social Assistance, and Agriculture and Colonization.[1]
Personal life
Cruz married Mercedes Gatica Concha. The couple had three children.[1]
He was a member of the Club de La Unión, the Club Hípico, and served as member and director of the Club de Talca.[1]
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- 1886 births
- People from Talca
- 20th-century Chilean lawyers
- 20th-century Chilean farmers
- Traditionalist Conservative Party politicians
- Conservative Party (Chile) politicians
- University of Chile alumni
- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni
- Deputies of the XXXIV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Deputies of the XXXV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
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- Senators of the XXXVII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Senators of the XXXVIII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
- Senators of the XXXIX Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile
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