Jorge Echaurren Ávalos
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Jorge Echaurren | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1933 – 15 May 1937 | |
| Constituency | 9th Departamental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1892 |
| Died | 1 September 1964 (aged 72) |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Josefina Larraín Roberts |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
Jorge Manuel Echaurren Ávalos (7 June 1892 – September 1964) was a Chilean lawyer, businessman and politician of the Liberal Party. He served as a deputy during the XXXVII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile, representing the 9th Departamental Grouping between 1933 and 1937.[1]
Echaurren Ávalos was born in Vallenar on 7 June 1892, the son of Juan Manuel Echaurren Larraín and Olivia Ávalos Prado. He completed his secondary education at the Sagrados Corazones schools and later studied law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 21 December 1916. His thesis addressed presidential elections, and he also presented a special dissertation entitled Contrato de trabajo.[1]
He married Josefina Larraín Roberts, with whom he had four children. From 1917 onward, he practiced law and also worked as a legislative official within the Chamber of Deputies, becoming a close collaborator in parliamentary work. In parallel, he engaged in commerce as a broker and exporter of agricultural products.[1]