Ricardo Alegría Molina
Ricardo Alegría | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 19th Departamental Circumscription |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1900 |
| Died | 25 June 1988 (aged 88) |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Hilda Frey |
Ricardo Alegría Molina (22 January 1900 – 25 June 1988) was a Chilean politician, military officer, journalist and artist. He served as a deputy representing the Nineteenth Departamental Circumscription of La Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén during the 1930–1934 legislative period.[1]
Biography
Alegría was born in Santiago, Chile, on 22 January 1900, the son of Ricardo Alegría Salinas and Lucrecia Molina del Río.[1] He married Hilda Frey.[1] He was a nephew of the painter Carlos Alegría Salinas.[1]
He studied at the Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy, graduating as second lieutenant in 1918, and retired from the Chilean Army in 1925 with the rank of captain. He also pursued special studies at the Instituto de Educación Física of the University of Chile.[1]
Professional career
After leaving the army, Alegría worked as a merchant and industrialist, and also engaged in journalism and painting.[1] Between 1927 and 1929 he was commissioned by the government in Europe. He later served as consul general of Chile in Peru (1939–1940) and in Montevideo (1940).[1]
He collaborated with and was a writer for the newspaper La Nación in Santiago.[1] In the 1950s he was director of the Compañía Carbonífera “Victoria de Lebu”.[1]
His interest in the arts led him to serve as secretary of the Sociedad Nacional de Bellas Artes between 1952 and 1953.[1]
Political career
Alegría was affiliated with the Confederación Republicana de Acción Cívica (CRAC) and later with the Democratic Party, where he served as secretary general.[1]
He was elected deputy for the Nineteenth Departamental Circumscription of La Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén for the 1930–1934 legislative period. He served as substitute member of the Permanent Commission on Legislation and Justice and on Public Education, and as a member of the Permanent Commission on War and Navy.[2]
The 1932 Chilean coup d'état led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June 1932.[1]
He died in Santiago, Chile, on 25 June 1988.[1]
References
Bibliography
- Luis Valencia Avaria (1951). Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo desde 1810. Tomo II. Imprenta Universitaria, Santiago.