Fidel Estay
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Fidel Estay | |
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| Minister of Lands and Colonization | |
| In office 14 August 1947 – 7 February 1950 | |
| President | Gabriel González Videla |
| In office 14 May 1945 – 6 September 1946 | |
| President | Juan Antonio Ríos |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1941 – 15 May 1945 | |
| Constituency | O'Higgins and Colchagua |
| In office 15 May 1933 – 15 May 1937 | |
| Constituency | Cachapoal, Colchagua and Curicó |
| Minister of Labor and Social Welfare | |
| In office 13 September 1932 – 2 October 1932 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1926–1930 | |
| Constituency | San Fernando and San Vicente |
| In office 1930–1932 | |
| Constituency | Biobío, Malleco and Cautín |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 April 1887 |
| Died | 4 October 1962 (aged 75) |
| Party | Democratic Party (1917–1945) |
Fidel Segundo Estay Cortés (26 April 1887 – 4 October 1962) was a Chilean farmer, businessman and democratic politician.
He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, as a Senator, and as a minister of state during the provisional government of Bartolomé Blanche and later under Presidents Juan Antonio Ríos and Gabriel González Videla.[1]
Estay was born in Nogales on 26 April 1887. He was the son of Fidel Estay and Rosario Cortés.[1]
He completed his primary education in Nogales. After the death of his parents, he learned a trade in order to support himself, later moving to San Fernando in 1917, where he worked in the footwear industry and eventually established his own shoe factory.[1]
Estay died on 4 October 1962 in San Miguel. He was honoured posthumously in a special session of the Senate held on 10 October 1962.[1]
Business and social activities
Estay became an industrialist, merchant and agricultural producer. He owned the Santa Ana vineyard in Malloa and collaborated with the Union of Artisans, the Footwear Guild, and the Fraternal Union of San Fernando.[1]
He was a member of the San Fernando Fire Brigade, serving as deputy superintendent, and collaborated with the local press.[1]
Estay was a member of the National Economic Council, a councillor of the Mortgage Credit Bank, and a director of the Chilean Electric Traction Company.[1]
He was also a member of the Freemasonry, the Social Club of San Fernando, the Red Cross, and the Society for Popular Instruction.[1]