Ismael Tocornal y Tocornal,

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(April 5, 1850 - October 6, 1929) was a

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an politician and diplomat, and the first Governor of the

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. He was born in

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, the son of Manuel Antonio Tocornal y Grez and of Mercedes Ignacia Tocornal y Velasco. He completed his studies in the Colegio San Ignacio and at the Instituto Nacional. Trucco then attended the

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, where he graduated as a lawyer on June 20, 1873. Early in his life he dedicated most of his time to his

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San José in Puente Alto. Ismael Tocornal married Leonor Cazotte y Alcalde, and together they had one son. After the death of his first wife, he married a second time with Josefina Matte y Pérez, and they had one son, Domingo Tocornal Matte. Tocornal joined the

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and he was elected supplementary deputy for "La Victoria" (1879-1882), and reelected, this time as proprietary deputy for the same area (1882-1885). In 1891 was elected deputy for "Melipilla and La Victoria" (1891-1894) and in 1897 deputy for "Cauquenes and Constitución" (1897-1900). He was elected President of the Chamber of deputies on June 9, 1897, position he held until July 2, 1898. President

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appointed him Minister of Industry and Public Works, position he held from September 18, 1901 until November 18 of the same year, when he was reappointed as

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, until May 6, 1902. President

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appointed him again as Minister of the Interior between September 15, 1909 and June 17, 1910, same as Presidents

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between January 23 and May 20, 1912;

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between July 14 and September 11, 1917 and

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between November 3, 1921 and March 22, 1922. In 1915, Tocornal was elected a Senator for "Ñuble" (1915-1921). On June 3, 1918 was elected

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, position he held until September 8, 1919. In 1919 he was designated as Especial Ambassador to the

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and headed the delegation that returned the courtesy visit of Especial Ambassador

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. During that visit, King

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appointed him Knight Grand Cross (

) of the

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. In 1920, he was part of the tribunal of honor that decided the result of the

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between

and

Luis Barros Borgoño Luis Barros Borgoño (; March 26, 1858 – July 26, 1943) was a Chilean politician who served as Vice President of Chile in 1925. Born in Santiago, he was the son of Manuel Barros Arana and Eugenia Borgoño Vergara. He graduated as a lawyer in ...

. On June 26, 1922 he was once again elected as a Senator, this time for "Santiago", where he remained until 1924. At the creation of the

in 1925, Tocornal was appointed its first Governor, a position he retained until his death in Santiago in 1929, at the age of 79.

References

Official biography
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