Jacinto León
Jacinto León | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 6th Provincial Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Liberal United Party |
Jacinto León Lavín (1868 – ?) was a Chilean lawyer, agriculturist and politician. He served as senator representing the Sixth Provincial Grouping of Talca, Linares and Maule during the 1930–1938 legislative period interrupted after the 1932 Chilean coup d'etat.[1]
Biography
León was born in Cauquenes, Chile, in 1868, the son of Jacinto León Pinochet and Carmen Lavín Arellano, landowners in the Maule province, particularly in the commune of Sauzal.[1]
He studied at the Liceo de Hombres of Cauquenes and at the University of Chile, Faculty of Law, qualifying as a lawyer on 10 September 1892.[1]
He served as a notary in Cauquenes and devoted himself to agricultural activities.[1]
In 1899 he served as Undersecretary of Lands and Colonization.[1]
He was elected municipal councillor (regidor) for Cauquenes in several periods. Following the Chilean Civil War of 1891, he joined the Liberal Democratic Party, being one of its founders and serving as director and president in Maule. He later joined the Liberal United Party, which brought together liberal, national and Balmacedista factions.[1]
He was also a founder and member of the Club de Cauquenes and of several charitable institutions in the region.[1]
Political career
León was elected senator for the Sixth Provincial Grouping of Talca, Linares and Maule for the 1930–1938 legislative period, representing the Liberal United Party. He served on the Permanent Commissions on Constitution, Legislation, Justice and Regulations, and on Internal Police, and as a substitute member of the Permanent Commissions on Army and Navy, and on Public Works and Communications.[2][1]
His tenure was interrupted following the 1932 Chilean coup d'état, which led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June 1932.[1]
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.