Armando Celis
Armando Celis | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1933 – 15 May 1941 | |
| Constituency | 9th Departmental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1882 |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Julia Venegas Zamora |
| Children | Nine |
| Parent(s) | Manuel Antonio Celis Felícitas Maturana |
| Relatives | Víctor Celis |
| Profession | Agriculturalist |
Armando Celis Maturana (born 17 June 1882) was a Chilean politician and agriculturalist who served as deputy of the Republic.[1]
Biography
Celis Maturana was born in San Vicente, Colchagua, Chile, on 17 June 1882. He was the son of Manuel Antonio Celis Salas and Felícitas Maturana Ramírez. He was the brother of fellow deputy Víctor R. Celis Maturana.[1]
He studied at the Liceo of Rengo and later at the Instituto Nacional of Santiago.[1]
He devoted himself to agriculture, exploiting together with his brothers the Santa Felicitas estate inherited from his mother in Tilcoco. He later managed the Santa Julia de Panquehue estate located between Rengo and Malloa, and subsequently the El Tabo and Chépica estates in San Antonio. His agricultural products received awards at international exhibitions in Argentina. He also actively promoted the seaside resort of El Tabo, which came under his ownership after acquiring the estate of the same name.[1]
He married Julia Venegas Zamora in Malloa on 14 January 1906, with whom he had nine children.[1]
Political career
Celis Maturana was a member of the Liberal Party. He served as delegate of the Liberal Assembly of Rengo, participated in all party conventions, and took part in meetings to designate the party's presidential candidate. He later served as director, secretary, vice-president, and president of the Liberal Assembly of Caupolicán, as general director of the party, and as a member of its executive board from 1923 onward.[1]
He was elected deputy for the Ninth Departmental Grouping (Rancagua, Cachapoal and Caupolicán) for the 1933–1937 legislative period. During this term, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations and Commerce and served as substitute member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization.[1]
He was re-elected for the reformed Ninth Departmental Grouping (Rancagua, Caupolicán, Cachapoal and San Vicente) for the 1937–1941 legislative period, during which he served on the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization.[1]
Other activities
He served as a teacher at the Liceo of Rengo and was a director of the National Society of Agriculture (SNA) and of the Association of Property Owners of Chile. He was also a councillor of the Agricultural Credit Fund (Caja de Crédito Agrario) and a member of the Commercial Union Society. In Rengo, he founded the Gota de Leche, School Clothing Bank, League for the Protection of Poor Students, Children's Health House, School Canteen, and Social Club. He was a member of the Board of Charity of Caupolicán and served as president of the Jorge Errázuriz Canal Association and of the Roads Board of Rengo, as well as delegate to the Departmental Board of the same city.[1]
He was a member of the Rotary Club, the Club de la Unión, the Automobile Club, and the Club de Septiembre.[1]