Gustavo Silva Campo
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Gustavo Silva Campo | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 4th Departamental Circumscription |
| In office 15 May 1921 – 11 September 1924 | |
| Constituency | Tarapacá and Pisagua |
| In office 15 May 1915 – 15 May 1921 | |
| Constituency | San Carlos |
| Minister of War and Navy | |
| In office 12 January 1923 – 16 March 1923 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 July 1885 Combarbalá, Chile |
| Died | 10 September 1959 Santiago, Chile |
| Party | Radical Party of Chile |
| Parent(s) | Juan José Silva Amalia Campo |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
Gustavo Silva Campo (14 July 1885 – 10 September 1959) was a Chilean lawyer and politician affiliated with the Radical Party of Chile. He served multiple terms as deputy between 1915 and 1934 and was Minister of War and Navy in 1923.[1]
He was born in Combarbalá, Chile, on 14 July 1885, the son of Juan José Silva Vélez and Amalia Campo Gilbert.[1] He studied at Colegio San Pedro Nolasco and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 29 December 1906. His thesis was titled Los cuasi delitos.[1]
He served as professor at the Military Academy and at the Valentín Letelier High School. In 1922 he represented the Chamber of Deputies at the centennial celebrations of Brazil, and in 1931 he represented Chile at the International Congress of Brussels.[1] He joined the Supreme Court in 1934 and served as ambassador to Ecuador from 1941 to 1944. He was also a member of the Council of Commercial Education.[1]
He was a member of the Club de la Unión from 1915 and founder of the Asociación de Deportes Atléticos. He was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Government of Ecuador.[1]
He died in Santiago on 10 September 1959.[1]