Miguel Ángel Salvo

Miguel Ángel Salvo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932
Constituency6th Departamental Grouping
Personal details
Born
PartyRadical Party

Miguel Ángel Salvo Rocuant (1875 – ?) was a Chilean businessman and politician. A member of the Radical Party, he served as a deputy representing the Sixth Departamental Grouping (Valparaíso, Quillota, Limache and Casablanca) during the 1930–1934 legislative period.[1][2]

Biography

Salvo was born in Valparaíso in 1875, the son of Ángel Custodio Salvo and Amadora Rocuant.[2]

He studied at the Liceo of Valparaíso.[2]

Salvo worked in the maritime and customs commercial sector. He was initially employed by the firm Pretot and Wicks, later becoming a partner in the company Pretot, Fontaine y Compañía. From 1926 the firm was renamed Fontaine y Salvo.[2]

The company represented the mining companies Chagres and Naltagua and the Italian Navigation Company, and also engaged in the export of Chilean agricultural products and general brokerage activities.[2]

Political career

Salvo was a member of the Radical Party. In the 1930 parliamentary elections he was elected deputy for the Sixth Departamental Grouping (Valparaíso, Quillota, Limache and Casablanca) for the 1930–1934 legislative period.[2]

During his tenure he served on the Permanent Commission on Industry and Commerce and as substitute member of the Permanent Commission on Finance.[2]

The 1932 Chilean coup d'état led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June of that year.[2]

From 1935 he was a member of the Rotary Club of Santiago.[2]

References

  1. ^ Valencia Avaria 1951, p. 493.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Miguel A. Salvo Rocuant – Parliamentary Biography". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2026.

Bibliography

  • Valencia Avaria, Luis (1951). Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo desde 1810. Vol. II. Santiago: Imprenta Universitaria.