Alfredo Brahm

Alfredo Brahm
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1941 – 15 May 1949
Constituency24th Departamental Group
In office
15 May 1937 – 15 May 1941
Constituency23rd Departamental Group
Personal details
Born(1896-08-17)17 August 1896
Died17 July 1991(1991-07-17) (aged 94)
PartyConservative Party
SpouseLeonie Moura Jaime
OccupationPolitician; Farmer; Merchant

Alfredo Felipe Brahm Appel (17 August 1896 – 17 July 1991) was a Chilean farmer, merchant, and conservative politician.[1] He was the son of Christian Brahm Sprenger and Anna Appel Biewer, and married Leonie Moura Jaime.

He dedicated his life to agriculture and commerce. He served as representative of Shell Mex. y Cía. and the insurance company La Comercial. He was a partner in Brahm Hermanos, owners of a grocery establishment in Puerto Montt, and proprietor of the timber estates “Río Pescado” and “Chepa”.

A member of the Conservative Party, he was elected Deputy for the 23rd Departamental Group—comprising the communes of Llanquihue, Puerto Varas and Aysén—for the 1937–1941 legislative term, serving on the Permanent Committee on Social-Medical Assistance and Hygiene.[1]

He was re-elected Deputy for the 24th Departamental Group, representing the communes of Llanquihue, Puerto Varas, Maullín, Calbuco and Aysén during the 1941–1945 legislative term, where he sat on the Permanent Committee on Industries.[1]

Re-elected once more for the 1945–1949 legislative period, he served on the Permanent Committee on Roads and Public Works.[1]

He was a member of the local Chamber of Commerce and of the German Club. Brahm Appel died in Santiago on 17 July 1991.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Reseñas Parlamentarias – Alfredo Felipe Brahm Appel". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 6 December 2025.