Bernardo Larraín Vial
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Bernardo Larraín Vial | |
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| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1957 – 15 May 1965 | |
| Constituency | 4th Provincial Group (Santiago) |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1949 – 15 May 1957 | |
| Constituency | 7th Departmental Group (Santiago) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1914 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 12 October 2009 (aged 95) Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Traditionalist Conservative Party (1949–1953) United Conservative Party (1957–1966) |
| Spouse | Manuela Troncoso |
| Children | María Soledad |
| Parent(s) | Bernardo Larraín Cotapos and Teresa Vial Sánchez |
| Alma mater | University of Chile Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Bernardo Larraín Vial (27 August 1914 – 12 October 2009) was a Chilean lawyer and conservative politician. He served as a deputy between 1949 and 1957, and later as a senator representing Santiago from 1957 to 1965.[1]
Born in Santiago in 1914, he was the son of former deputy Bernardo Larraín Cotapos and Teresa Vial Sánchez. He studied at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones in Santiago. He then attended the University of Chile and later the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, where he graduated as a lawyer in 1939 with the thesis La Lesión ("The Lesion").[1]
He married Manuela Troncoso, with whom he had a daughter, María Soledad.[1]
Professional career
Larraín specialized in civil trials, partnering with lawyers Francisco Bulnes Sanfuentes and Jorge Castillo I. He also entered the construction business as general manager and partner of Gana y Larraín Ltda.
In 1943 he served as manager of the Sociedad Balneario de Los Romeros in Concón, and as director of the cooperative housing society El Hogar Propio. In 1947 he became president of the Compañía Textil Sudamericana. He also acted as director of Golf y Deportes Lomas de la Dehesa S.A.[1]