Juan Chacón Corona
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Juan Chacón Corona | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1941 – 15 May 1945 | |
| Constituency | 6th Departmental Group |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1896 |
| Died | 15 February 1965 (aged 68) |
| Party | Communist Party |
| Spouse | Aída Silva Ahumada |
| Occupation | Nitrate worker |
Juan Chacón Corona (9 October 1896 – 15 February 1965) was a Chilean nitrate worker, labour leader, and politician of the Communist Party (PC). He served as a Deputy in the Chamber of Deputies during the XXXIX Legislative Period (1941–1945).[1]
Chacón was born in Lampa to Francisco Chacón and Luciana Corona. He undertook night studies at the Universidad Valentín Letelier and began working in the nitrate fields in 1917.[1]
He later worked for Cristalerías Nacionales as a skilled glass-industry labourer (1918), and subsequently as a contractor for the construction firm The Foundation Company (1929). He also served as executive president and vice-president of the Institute of Agricultural Economics (1946–1947).[1]