Ángel Vicuña

Angel Vicuña
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1926 – 6 June 1932
Constituency4th Departamental Circumscription
Personal details
Born(1883-08-04)4 August 1883
PartyLiberal Democratic Party
SpouseBeatriz Rivas
Parent(s)Angel Custodio Vicuña
Bartolina Pérez
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
OccupationPolitician, Lawyer

Angel Custodio Vicuña Pérez (4 August 1883 – ) was a Chilean lawyer and politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who served as a deputy for the 4th Departamental Circumscription.[1]

Biography

He was born on 4 August 1883 in Santiago, Chile to Angel Custodio Vicuña Vicuña and Bartolina Pérez Sánchez.[1] He married Beatriz Rivas Vicuña.[1] He studied at the Seminario Menor and the Colegio San Agustín, and later read law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, being admitted as a lawyer on 6 December 1905 with the thesis Proteccionismo aplicado a la industria chilena.[1]

After graduation he traveled to Europe, where he resided for more than twenty years, returning to Chile in 1927.[1] He engaged in mining enterprises and was founder and counselor of the Caja de Crédito Minero, representing the institution abroad and holding positions in financial and industrial entities.[1] He was a member of the Club de la Unión.[1]

Political career

A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he was elected deputy for the 4th Departamental Circumscription (La Serena, Coquimbo, Elqui, Ovalle, Combarbalá and Illapel) for the 1926–1930 term.[1]

During this period he served on the Commission of Interior Government and, as substitute member, on the Commission of Industry and Commerce.[1] He was reelected for the 1930–1934 period, serving on the Commission of Interior Police and as substitute member on the Commission of Labor and Social Welfare; the Congress was dissolved on 6 June 1932.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Angel Custodio Vicuña Pérez ― Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 28 February 2026.