Joaquín Walker
Joaquín Walker Larraín | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1933 – 15 May 1941 | |
| Constituency | 7th Departmental Grouping (Santiago), Second District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1883 |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Teresa Riesco Errázuriz |
| Children | Two |
| Parent(s) | Joaquín Walker Martínez Elisa Larraín Alcalde |
| Profession | Agronomist |
Joaquín Walker Larraín (born 11 November 1883) was a Chilean politician and agronomist who served as deputy of the Republic.[1]
Biography
Walker Larraín was born in Santiago, Chile, on 11 November 1883. He was the son of Joaquín Walker Martínez and Elisa Larraín Alcalde.[1]
He studied at the Colegio San Ignacio, the Seminary of Santiago, and later at the Maryland Agricultural College in the United States, where he qualified as an agronomist.[1]
He devoted himself to agricultural activities, operating the estates Santa Elisa in Mallarauco and Loma Blanca in Maipú. He served as a professor in the Agronomy program at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and collaborated with the press on agricultural topics.[1]
He married Teresa Riesco Errázuriz, with whom he had two children.[1]
Political career
Walker Larraín was a member of the Conservative Party. He served as mayor of the municipalities of Ñuñoa and Maipú.[1]
He was elected Deputy for the Seventh Departmental Grouping (Santiago), Second District, for the 1933–1937 legislative period, serving on the Standing Committee on Public Education.[1]
He was re-elected for the same constituency for the 1937–1941 legislative period. During this term, he served as substitute member of the Standing Committee on Public Education and was a member of the Standing Committees on Agriculture and Colonization and on Internal Police.[1]
Other activities
He was a member of the National Society of Agriculture (SNA), the Club de la Unión, and the Board of the Archbishopric's Pro Olla del Pobre charity.[1]