Tito Lisoni
Tito Lisoni | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 5th Departmental Circumscription |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 September 1876 |
| Died | 28 December 1933 (aged 57) Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Liberal Democratic Party Liberal Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Tito Vespasiano Lisoni Mac-Clure (3 September 1876 – 28 December 1933) was a Chilean lawyer, diplomat and politician.[1] He served several terms as member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile between 1918 and 1932.[2]
In January 1907, he was appointed consul in Guatemala and later served as consul in Venezuela in 1908 and 1930. He represented Venezuela, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic at the IV Scientific Congress of Santiago (1908–1909). He also participated in multiple Pan-American conferences and sanitary congresses, serving in diplomatic and plenipotentiary capacities.[2]
In October 1929, he was appointed Extraordinary Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary to Peru, presiding over the delegation that signed the agreement ending the Chilean–Peruvian controversy.[2]
Biography
He was born in Santa Cruz, Chile, on 3 September 1876, the son of Santos Lisoni and Delicia Mac-Clure Álvarez.[2] He married Etelvina Rojas Álvarez, and they had four children.[2]
He studied at Colegio San Agustín, later attending the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Chile, the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile. He was admitted as a lawyer on 20 May 1899 and subsequently practiced law.[2]
He was a member of various academic and cultural institutions in Chile and abroad, including the Council of Fine Arts and several international legal academies. He received numerous international decorations.[2]
Political career
He joined the Liberal Democratic Party in 1913, serving as director, secretary general, and later vice president. Between 1930 and 1932 he was a member of the Liberal Party.[2]
He was first elected Deputy for San Felipe, Putaendo and Los Andes for the 1918–1921 term. He was re-elected for the 1921–1924 and 1924–1927 periods. Following the dissolution of Congress in September 1924, he was again elected Deputy for the 5th Departmental Circumscription (Petorca, La Ligua, Putaendo, San Felipe and Los Andes) for the 1926–1930 term, serving as First Vice President of the Chamber between 6 October 1926 and 22 May 1928.[2]
He was re-elected for the 1930–1934 period; however, the revolutionary movement of 4 June 1932 dissolved Congress on 6 June 1932.[2] Among his legislative initiatives were proposals regulating personal identification services (which later led to the mandatory identity card), limiting usury practices, declaring 12 October a national holiday, and Law No. 3,885 (1922), which authorized the erection of a monument to Simón Bolívar in Santiago.[2]
Death
He died in Santiago, Chile, on 28 December 1933.[2]