José Manuel Huerta
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José Manuel Huerta | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1945 – 15 May 1949 | |
| Constituency | 20th Departamental Group |
| In office 15 May 1933 – 15 May 1941 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1882 |
| Died | 13 October 1962 (aged 79) |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Lucrecia Muñoz Artigas |
| Children | 7 |
| Occupation | Politician; Dentist; Farmer; Businessman |
José Manuel Huerta Maturana (7 December 1882 – 13 October 1962) was a Chilean dentist, businessman, farmer and liberal politician who held multiple municipal and parliamentary offices between 1915 and 1953.[1]
Huerta Maturana was born in Quillota on 7 December 1882, the son of José Manuel Huerta Lira and Corina Maturana Celis. He studied dentistry at the University of Chile and graduated in 1903, practising the profession for sixteen years. He married Lucrecia Muñoz Artigas, daughter of Bernardo Muñoz Vargas and Julia Artigas y Vargas; they had seven children, including José Miguel Huerta, who later became vice president of the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
In business and agriculture, he developed several enterprises in the province of Malleco. Among them were the Molino Moderno de Victoria; the estates San Luis de Tricauco (Victoria), Baltimore and Niblinto (Collipulli), and San Miguel de los Llanos (La Estrella); the Livestock Fair of Victoria; and commercial representation activities for Gibbs y Cía. and RCA Victor. He was also a partner of the firm Germani, Huerta y Cía. Ltda.[1]
He held an active civic and social role, being a member of the Club de Septiembre and the Club de la Unión in Santiago, and founder, member and president of the Rotary Club and the Club Social de Victoria.[1]