Rafael Larraín Moxó
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Rafael Larraín Moxó | |
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 President of the Senate of the Republic of Chile | |
| In office 1864 – June 1864 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel José Cerda |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Antonio Tocornal Grez |
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| Born | 13 February 1813 Buin, Chile |
| Died | 28 December 1892 (aged 79) Santiago, Chile |
| Political party |  Conservative Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
José Rafael Larraín Moxó (born 16 February 1813 – 28 December 1892) was a Chilean politician, farmer, businessman and banker. Elected senator for Santiago for four terms from 1855 to 1882, he was also president of the Senate of Chile from 1864 to 1867.[1] A co-founder of the National Agricultural Society, he was its director and president from 1845 to 1847, and from 1875 to 1893.[1] In 1859, he co-founded a credit institution, the Banco de Chile, and became president of the Bank of Valparaiso in 1874 and later the National Bank.[1] A member of the Conservative Party, he was its president from 1884 to 1885.[1][2]
On 19 October 1839, he married Victoria Prieto Warnes, the daughter of then-president Joaquín Prieto.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Jose Rafael Larrain Moxo". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile / BCN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ Araya-Valenzuela, Roberto; Llorca-Jaña, Manuel (2018). "The Birth of Joint Stock Companies in Chile, 1849–1875". Revista De Historia Industrial — Industrial History Review. 27 (74): 43–76. doi:10.1344/rhi.v27i74.20260.
- ^ Bauer, Arnold J. (1975). Chilean rural society from the Spanish conquest to 1930. Cambridge University Press. pp. 185–187. ISBN 0521207274.
