Agustín Edwards Mac-Clure (June 17, 1878 – June 18, 1941) was a

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an lawyer, diplomat and businessman, and founder of the

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edition of ''

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'' newspaper.

Early life

Agustín Edwards was born in

, the son of Agustín Edwards Ross and of Luisa McClure Ossandón.

Career

In 1900 he founded the Santiago edition of ''

'' newspaper, using the same name of the newspaper he inherited from his father and that was published in

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. He also wrote and published some history books: ''My Native Land'', published in English; ''El Alba'' and ''Cuatro Presidentes de Chile'', that refer to the administrations of presidents Prieto, Bulnes, Montt and Pérez. In May 1941, shortly before his death, he authored the foreword of ''Trout Fishing in Chilean Rivers''. He was a member of the lower house of the Chilean National Congress for four consecutive periods, between 1900 and 1910, representing the Partido Nacional. He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cult and Colonization during the presidency of

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, and again during the presidency of Pedro Montt, under whom he was also named Interior Minister. In 1910 he was named a plenipotentiary to

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, and had a very important participation in the negotiations with

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, with respect to the plebiscite that was to solve the question of the property of

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and

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. He was elected

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of the

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from 1922 until 1923."Assembly Meeting"
''

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''. Retrieved May 16, 2008. As executor of the will of businessman and philanthropist Federico Santa María Carrera, he founded

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1878 births 1941 deaths A Presidents of the Assembly of the League of Nations Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile Chilean Ministers of the Interior Foreign ministers of Chile Ambassadors of Chile to the United Kingdom Chilean diplomats Chilean businesspeople Chilean newspaper editors Chilean journalists Male journalists People from Santiago Chilean people of English descent Chilean people of Scottish descent Chilean people of Welsh descent Maria Moors Cabot Prize winners Candidates for President of Chile {{Chile-politician-stub

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