Francisco Melivilu
Francisco Melivilu | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 15 May 1932 | |
| Constituency | 21st Departamental Grouping |
| In office 15 May 1924 – 11 September 1924 | |
| Constituency | Araucanía Region |
| Governor of Freirina | |
| In office 1925–1925 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1895 |
| Died | 30 June 1932 (aged 37) |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Anita Serani Olga Serani |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Francisco Melivilu M. Clarisa Henríquez |
| Occupation | Lawyer, professor |
Francisco Melivilu Henríquez (1895 – 30 June 1932) was a Chilean lawyer, educator, and public official of Mapuche origin.[1]
Early life and family
He was born in Temuco in 1895, the son of Francisco Zenón Melivilu Jaramillo and María Clarisa Henríquez Jaque.[1]
In 1918 he married Anita Serani Bronzini, who died in 1920. In 1924, in Vilcún, he married Olga Serani Burgos; they had one daughter, Ana Luisa.[1]
Education and professional career
He completed his secondary education at the Liceo of Temuco and at the School of Arts and Crafts, where he pursued studies in Electricity.[1]
In 1912, shortly after graduating from the School of Arts and Crafts, he became an inspector at the same institution.[1] At the same time, he studied Mathematics and Physics at the Instituto Pedagógico of the University of Chile, graduating as a professor of mathematics in 1916.[1]
He later studied law and qualified as a lawyer at the University of Chile in 1924.[1]
Between 1916 and 1924, he served as professor of mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry at the Industrial School of Temuco. He also collaborated with the press in Temuco.[1]
Political career
He was a member of the Sociedad Caupolicán Defensora de la Araucanía, considered the first modern political organization of the Mapuche people.[1]
He joined the Democratic Party and served as general secretary of the Liberal Alliance in Cautín between 1915 and 1921.[1]
In 1925, President Arturo Alessandri Palma appointed him Governor of the province of Freirina.[1]
He died in Santiago on 30 June 1932.[1]