Fernando Guarello Fitz-Henry
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Fernando Guarello Fitz-Henry | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1937 – 15 May 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Rafael Pinochet Cáceres |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Ceardi |
| Constituency | Jorge Alessandri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1906 |
| Died | 19 June 1971 (aged 64) |
| Party | National Socialist Movement of Chile (1932–1939) Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Alicia Zegers |
| Children | Four |
| Relatives | Juan Cristóbal Guarello (nephew) Antonia Orellana (grand-daughter) |
| Alma mater | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Fernando Guarello Fitz-Henry (Valparaíso, 29 July 1906 – Santiago, 19 June 1971) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for the 1937–1941 legislative period.[1]
In 2024, his past membership in the National Socialist Movement of Chile (MNSCh) became the subject of public debate[2] following a political decision by his great-granddaughter, Antonia Orellana, to dismiss a government official whose father had served as a physician at the Estadio Nacional detention center in September 1973.[3][4]
Marriage and children
He was the son of lawyer and politician Ángel Guarello Costa and Mary Fitz-Henry MacDonell. He completed his secondary education at the Liceo Eduardo de la Barra in Valparaíso and at the local seminary.[5]
He later enrolled in the Fiscal Law Course of Valparaíso and was admitted to the bar on 27 May 1930.[1]
On 10 May 1935, he married Alicia Zegers de la Fuente. The couple had four children. One of them was Fernando Guarello Zegers, a conservative lawyer who defended victims of human rights violations under the Pinochet regime,[6] and who was the father of sports journalist Juan Cristóbal Guarello.[7] One of his daughters, Ana María Margarita Guarello, was a teacher and the mother of Chilean minister Antonia Orellana.
Professional career
Guarello practiced law in Valparaíso and Santiago.[1] Together with his brother Jorge Guarello Fitz-Henry, he continued the law firm founded by their father in Valparaíso, one of the oldest legal practices in the city.[1] He served as legal counsel to the National Customs Service, as Secretary General of Customs, and worked within its governing board.[1]
In 1946, he represented the Chilean Commercial Union before the Argentine government in negotiations for the purchase of oilseed materials.[1]