Daniel Ortúzar Cuevas (c. 1850 – 19 November 1932) was a

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an politician, who served as a

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for San Fernando between 1891 and 1903, and deputy for Caupolicán —current

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— between 1903 and 1906.

Biography

Ortúzar Cuevas was born in

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in about 1850. His parents were Vicente Ortúzar y Formas (1797–1867), farmer in the Almahue and San Antonio de Petrel ''

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s'', and Irene Cuevas Avaria (1819–1904), owner of the San Antonio de Petrel ''hacienda'' since his husband's death in 1867 and her death in 1904. In 1888, Ortúzar participated as a member of a commission which collected funds to create the

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, based in Santiago. A

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, Ortúzar served four terms as a member of the

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, representing San Fernando, between 1891 and 1903. He was elected deputy for Caupolicán —now

— 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 (1891–1903) and the Permanent Commission of Charity and Worship (1903–1906). He was a farmer at San Antonio de Petrel ''

'' 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

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. Later, Ortúzar settled in

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, 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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ortuzar Cuevas, Daniel 1850s births 1932 deaths Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile Politicians from Valparaíso People from Pichilemu Conservative Party (Chile) politicians