Héctor Barrueto

Héctor Barrueto
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1941 – 21 September 1953
Constituency19th Departamental Group
Personal details
Born(1910-11-07)7 November 1910
Los Ángeles, Chile
Died31 December 1996(1996-12-31) (aged 86)
Santiago, Chile
PartyRadical Party
SpousePerla Fisher
OccupationLawyer, politician, landowner

Héctor Darío Barrueto Hermosilla (7 November 1910 – 1996) was a Chilean lawyer, landowner, and Radical Party politician who served as Deputy for the 19th Departamental Group (Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén) during the 1941–1953 legislative period.[1]

Biography

Barrueto Hermosilla was born in Los Ángeles on 7 November 1910, the son of former senator Darío Barrueto Molinet and Elvira Hermosilla.[1][2]

He studied at the Liceo de Hombres of Los Ángeles and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, receiving his law degree in 1937 with the thesis “Sobre la naturaleza del crédito hipotecario y su aplicación a la industria agrícola”.[1]

He practiced law and managed the family estate “Entre Ríos”, located near Los Ángeles. He married Perla Fisher.[1]

Political career

A member of the Radical Party, he was elected Deputy for the 19th Departamental Group (Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén) for the 1941–1945 legislative period, serving on the Standing Committee on Constitution, Legislation and Justice.[1]

He was reelected for the 1945–1949 term, during which he joined the Committee on Agriculture and Colonization. He obtained a third consecutive term for 1949–1953, serving on the Standing Committee on Finance.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Héctor Darío Barrueto Hermosilla – Reseña biográfica". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Genealogía de la familia Barrueto – Genealog.cl". Genealog.cl. Retrieved 29 November 2025.

Further reading

  • Urzúa Valenzuela, Germán (1992). Historia Política de Chile y su Evolución Electoral desde 1810 a 1992 (3rd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Jurídica de Chile.
  • Castillo Infante, Fernando (1996). Diccionario Histórico y Biográfico de Chile (6th ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Zig-Zag.
  • De Ramón, Armando (1999). Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivos, Legislativo y Judicial (2nd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile.