Ernesto Rojas del Campo
Ernesto Rojas | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 14th Departamental Circumscription |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 June 1893 |
| Died | 15 June 1950 (aged 56) |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Spouse | Marta Rojas del Campo |
Ernesto Rojas del Campo (23 June 1893 – 15 June 1950) was a Chilean politician and agriculturalist. He served as a deputy representing the Fourteenth Departamental Circumscription of Linares, Loncomilla and Parral during the 1930–1934 legislative period.[1][2]
Rojas devoted himself to agricultural activities, working on the family estate Los Robles and later on Santa Elena, Patagual and Culmén in Linares. From 1926 he exploited the estate San Luis in Panimávida, which he owned.[2]
In 1944 he served as a member of the board of the Banco de Talca.[2] He was also a member of the Vitivinicultural Association, the Commercial League and the Club Social.[2]
Biography
Rojas was born in Linares, Chile, on 23 June 1893, the son of Juan Pablo Rojas del Campo and Ana Luisa del Campo Ibáñez.[2] He married Marta Rojas del Campo, and the couple had three children.[2]
He studied at the Liceo of Linares, the Internado Nacional Barros Arana and the Instituto Nacional.[2]
Political career
Rojas was a member of the Radical Party.[2] He served as the first mayor of the municipality of Panimávida in 1927.[2]
He was elected deputy for the Fourteenth Departamental Circumscription of Linares, Loncomilla and Parral for the 1930–1934 legislative period.[1] The 1932 Chilean coup d'état led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June 1932.[2]
He died in Linares, Chile, on 15 June 1950.[2]
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.