Alberto Vial Infante
Alberto Vial Infante | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 3rd Provincial Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | , Chile |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Teresa Letelier Valdés |
Alberto Vial Infante (1876 – ?) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. He served as senator representing the Third Provincial Grouping of Valparaíso and Aconcagua during the 1926–1934 legislative period.[1]
Biography
Vial was born in 1876, the son of Juan de Dios Vial Guzmán and Clarencia Infante Concha.[1]
He studied at the Colegio de San Ignacio between 1884 and 1890 and later at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 23 August 1898. His thesis was titled De los derechos de retención y de prenda en la comisión mercantil.[1]
He devoted himself to his legal profession and to agricultural activities.[1]
He was director and president of the Club Hípico, and a member of the Club de La Unión, the Club de Viña del Mar, and the Country Club, among others.[1]
Political career
Vial was a member of the Conservative Party. He was elected deputy for Quillota and Limache for the 1924–1927 legislative period; however, the National Congress was dissolved on 11 September 1924 by decree of the Government Junta.[1]
He was later elected senator for the Third Provincial Grouping of Valparaíso and Aconcagua for the 1926–1934 legislative period.[1]
He was a member of the Permanent Commissions on Public Education and on Public Works and Communications, and served as a substitute member of the Permanent Commissions on Army and Navy and on Hygiene and Public Assistance.[1]
He also served on the Permanent Commission on Finance, Commerce and Municipal Loans, which on 15 September 1931 was unified with that of the Chamber of Deputies to consider specific legislative projects; the Senate commission was expanded to equalize membership, including senators Silva, Villarroel, Rivera, Adrián, Vial and Bórquez. He later resigned from this commission.[2][1]
His tenure was interrupted following the 1932 Chilean coup d'état, which led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June 1932.[1]
References
Bibliography
- Luis Valencia Avaria (1951). Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo desde 1810. Tomo II. Imprenta Universitaria, Santiago.