Isaac Hevia
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Isaac Hevia | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 3rd Departamental Grouping |
| Minister of Social Welfare | |
| In office 27 November 1926 – 23 May 1927 | |
| President | Emiliano Figueroa |
| Preceded by | Manuel Rivas Vicuña |
| Succeeded by | José Santos Salas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1870 |
| Died | 19 August 1952 (aged 82) |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
Isaac Hevia Concha (11 April 1870 – 19 August 1952) was a Chilean civil engineer and politician. A member of the Radical Party, he served as Minister of Hygiene, Social Welfare and Labour under President Emiliano Figueroa Larraín and later as a deputy representing northern Chile.[1]
Hevia was an honorary member of the 2nd Fire Company and received the medal for 60 years of service in that institution.[1]
Hevia was born in Talca on 11 April 1870, the son of Toribio Hevia and Carmen Concha. In 1900 he married Elena Morel Alvarado in Talca; the couple had five children: Ester, Marta, Inés, Jorge and Raquel.[1]
He studied at the Liceo of Talca and later at the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Chile, graduating as a civil engineer in 1900 with a thesis titled Cálculo de puente.[1]
He worked as an engineer for the Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado, where he remained until 1927. During his career he also served as the first administrator of the Atacama Railway and as head of the Department of Tracks and Works.[1]