Estenio Mesa
Estenio Mesa | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1941 – 15 May 1949 | |
| Constituency | 4th Departmental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1914 |
| Died | 16 June 1993 (aged 79) |
| Party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse |
Sara Magdalena Otárola Canales
(m. 1942) |
| Profession | Carpenter, Artisan |
Luis Estenio Mesa Castillo (4 March 1914 – 16 June 1993) was a Chilean carpenter, artisan and socialist politician.[1]
Biography
Mesa Castillo was born in Illapel, Chile, on 4 March 1914, the son of Luis Alberto Mesa Mesa and Rosa Elvira Castillo.[1]
He completed his primary and secondary education at the Liceo of Illapel and later studied at the local Technical School and the School of Artisans. He specialized as a carpenter and cabinetmaker.[1]
Professionally, he owned a furniture workshop in Illapel. He also worked as a civil servant in the Technical Department of Property of the Railway Retirement and Social Security Fund of the State Railways Company.[1]
He married Sara Magdalena Otárola Canales in San Bernardo in 1942.[1]
Political career
Mesa Castillo joined the Socialist Party in 1940. He became an active party organizer and leader.[1]
He was elected Deputy for the 4th Departmental Group —La Serena, Coquimbo, Elqui, Ovalle, Combarbalá and Illapel— for the 1941–1945 term, and was re-elected for the 1945–1949 term. During both terms he served on multiple standing committees.[1]