Pedro Jara del Villar
Pedro Jara del Villar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1942 – 15 May 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Rosende |
| Constituency | 5th Departmental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 1966 (aged 67–68) |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Spouse | Ester Guerra |
| Profession | Politician |
Pedro Jara del Villar (1898 – 1966) was a Chilean radical politician and parliamentarian.[1]
Biography
Jara del Villar was born in San Felipe, Chile, in 1898. He was the son of Manuel Jara Jara and Adelina del Villar Reyes.[1]
He completed his education at private institutes in San Felipe and Santiago. He married Ester Guerra.[1]
He was a member of several social organizations, including the Club Hijos del Aconcagua, the Rotary Club and the Club de la Unión.[1]
Political career
A member of the Radical Party, Jara del Villar entered the Chamber of Deputies through a by-election held in 1942, replacing Deputy Alfredo Rosende, who had resigned after being appointed Minister of the Interior in September 1941. In the complementary election, Jara defeated the liberal candidate Rodolfo Guillermo Döll Rojas.[1]
He represented the 5th Departmental Group —Petorca, San Felipe and Los Andes— during the remainder of the 1942–1945 term, serving as a substitute deputy.[1]
He was re-elected Deputy for the same constituency for the 1945–1949 term, during which he served on the Standing Committee on Education.[1]
Jara del Villar died in Santiago in 1966.[1]