Daniel Ortúzar

Daniel Ortúzar Cuevas
Deputy for Caupolicán
In office
1903–1906
Deputy for San Fernando
In office
1891–1903
Personal details
Born 1850
Santiago, Chile
Died 18 November 1932 (aged 82)
Valparaíso, Chile
Resting place Cementerio Católico, Santiago, Chile
Political party Conservative Party

Daniel Ortúzar Cuevas (b. 1850d. 19 November 1932) was a Chilean politician, who served as a deputy for San Fernando between 1891 and 1903, and deputy for Caupolicán current Rengo between 1903 and 1906.

Biography

Ortúzar Cuevas was born in Santiago, Chile in 1850. His parents were Vicente Ortúzar y Formas (17971867), farmer in the Almahue and San Antonio de Petrel haciendas, and Irene Cuevas Avaria (18191904), owner of the San Antonio de Petrel hacienda since his husband's death in 1867 and her death in 1904.[1][2]

In 1888, Ortúzar participated as a member of a commission which collected funds to create the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, based in Santiago. A Conservative, Ortúzar served four terms as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, representing San Fernando, between 1891 and 1903. He was elected deputy for Caupolicán now Rengo in 1903, and held the position until 1906. During his time as a deputy, he was a member of the Permanent Commission of Ecclesiastical Businesses (18911903) and the Permanent Commission of Charity and Worship (19031906).[1]

He was a farmer at San Antonio de Petrel hacienda and at Cailloma quinta, from 1896 and until his death in 1932. During his time at San Antonio de Petrel, he built a dock for the commune of Pichilemu. Later, Ortúzar settled in Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region, and dedicated himself to "particular activities." He died in that city on 19 November 1932, unmarried, and was buried at the Cementerio Católico (Catholic Cemetery) in Santiago.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Daniel Ortúzar Cuevas". Reseñas Biográficas Parlamentarias (in Spanish). Library of the National Congress of Chile. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Coo Lyon, José Luis (1990) [First published 1988]. "Don Daniel Ortúzar Cuevas". In Saldías, Antonio. Pichilemu: mis fuentes de información (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile: Editora El Promaucae. pp. 174–175.