Eleuterio Otárola

Eleuterio Otárola
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1937 – 15 May 1941
Constituency15th Departmental Grouping
Personal details
Born(1890-09-28)28 September 1890
Died1978 (1979)
PartyConservative Party
SpouseJulia Sotomayor Orrego
ChildrenFive
Parent(s)Hilario Otárola Carrasco
Elvira Saldías Pincheira
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
ProfessionIndustrialist

Eleuterio Otárola Saldías (28 September 1890 – 1978) was a Chilean politician and industrialist who served as deputy of the Republic.[1]

Biography

Otárola Saldías was born in San Carlos, Chile, on 28 September 1890. He was the son of Hilario Otárola Carrasco and Elvira Saldías Pincheira.[1]

He studied at the Seminario de Talca and later pursued legal studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[1]

He married Julia Sotomayor Orrego, with whom he had five children.[1]

Professional career

From 1915 onward, Otárola devoted himself to industrial activities in the leather tanning sector. He was the owner of Curtiembre Chilena in the city of San Carlos.[1]

He collaborated with the newspaper La Discusión of Chillán and served as correspondent for other regional publications.[1]

Political career

Otárola was a member of the Conservative Party, serving as president and secretary of the Conservative Assembly of San Carlos.[1]

He was councillor (regidor) and mayor (alcalde) of the Municipality of San Carlos in 1935.[1]

He was elected deputy for the Fifteenth Departmental Grouping (Itata and San Carlos) for the 1937–1941 legislative period. During his term, he acted as substitute member of the Standing Committees on Internal Government, Constitution, Legislation and Justice, and Roads and Public Works, and served as member of the Standing Committee on Industry.[1]

Other activities

He was a member of the Club de San Carlos.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Eleuterio Otárola Saldías — BCN". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2026.