José Eusebio Barros Baeza (1810–1881) was a

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an lawyer and politician. He was born in

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in 1810. He died in the same city in 1881. He was the son of Don Antonio and Dona Barros Grez Deidamia Baeza de la Fuente.

Education

José Eusebio Barros Baeza studied at the Instituto Nacional (the National Institute), where he graduated as a lawyer in 1842. He first worked in the Municipality of Santiago, then went to the Ministry of Justice, Culture and Education, as Secretary (1846).

Political life

A follower of

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, Baeza first campaigned for the Conservatives then later moved over to the National Party, of which he was elected deputy by Bulnes (1855-1858) and by

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(1858-1861). During these periods he integrated the Standing Committee on Education and Welfare. He was secretary of the Chamber of Deputies (1855-1856). He was later a member of the Chilean Legation in

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(1863) and Guatemala (1868). He became Minister of the Court of Appeals of Santiago in 1870.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barros Baeza, Jose Eusebio 1810 births 1881 deaths Politicians from Santiago Chilean people of Galician descent National Party (Chile, 1857) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera alumni 19th-century Chilean lawyers