Miguel Ángel Salvo
Miguel Ángel Salvo | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 6th Departamental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Radical 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
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.