Manuel Uribe Barra

Manuel Uribe Barra
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1941 – 15 May 1949
Constituency20th Departamental Group
Personal details
Born(1895-09-13)13 September 1895
Died16 March 1970(1970-03-16) (aged 74)
PartyRadical Party
SpouseBerta Ortega Aguayo
OccupationAgriculturist; Politician

Manuel Uribe Barra (13 September 1895 – 16 March 1970) was a Chilean agriculturist and politician affiliated with the Radical Party.[1]

Biography

Son of José Uribe Zúñiga and Francisca Barra Bizano, he married Berta Ortega Aguayo in 1920.[1]

He studied at the Liceo de Concepción and dedicated himself to agricultural activities on the family estates “Tranaquepe” in Lumaco and “Huitranlebu” in Purén.[1]

As a member of the Radical Party, he served as Governor of Traiguén and Mayor of the Municipality of Lumaco between 1925 and 1940.[1] He was elected Deputy for the 20th Departamental Group —comprising Angol, Traiguén, Victoria and Collipulli— for the legislative period 1941–1945, serving on the Standing Committee on Mining and Industries.[1] Reelected for the period 1945–1949, he participated in the Standing Committees on Finance and Interior Government.[1]

He was a member of the National Agriculture Society and of the Traiguén Club.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Reseña biográfica: Manuel Uribe Barra". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 7 December 2025.