Guillermo Donoso Grez

He was born on 3 February 1879 in Talca, Chile to José Ignacio Donoso Fantóbal and Virginia Liboria Grez Letelier.^[1] He married Helena Vergara Moreno in 1908; later he married Sara Vergara Moreno, and in 1919 he married Julieta Garcés Donoso, with whom he had six children.^[1]

He studied at a private school and at the Liceo de Talca, pursued studies in pedagogy and law at the University of Chile, and was sworn in as a lawyer on 14 January 1903 with the thesis ¿Es válida la hipoteca para garantir obligaciones indeterminadas?.^[1]

He served as legal secretary of the Intendencia of Talca from 1903 and carried out teaching activities as professor of Spanish and commercial law in Talca.^[1] He also collaborated with the newspaper La Ley of Santiago and was an editorialist for La Mañana of Talca.^[1]

Alongside his professional work, he engaged in agricultural activities and owned several estates in the Talca and San Javier areas.^[1] He participated in agricultural and charitable organizations in Talca.^[1]

He was a member of the National Party, which later merged into the Liberal Unido formation and subsequently the Liberal Party.^[1] He served as councilor of the Municipality of Talca between 1909 and 1915 and as mayor of San Clemente until 1925.^[1]

He was elected deputy for the 12th Departamental Circumscription (Talca, Lontué and Curepto) for the 1926–1930 period and served on the Permanent Commissions of Government and of Legislation and Justice, and was a member of the Permanent Commission of Industry and Commerce.^[1] He was appointed Intendente of Talca on two occasions, between 1931 and 1933.^[1]