Juan del Canto
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Juan del Canto | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 15 May 1945 | |
| Constituency | 25th Departamental Group |
| In office 15 May 1924 – 11 September 1924 | |
| Constituency | Castro and Ancud |
| In office 1912–1918 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1883 |
| Died | 7 May 1960 (aged 76) |
| Party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Juan Rafael del Canto was a Chilean lawyer, public servant, and long-serving parliamentarian affiliated with the Liberal Democratic Party.[1]
He was born in Cauquenes on 7 August 1883, the son of Luis Antonio del Canto del Campo and Regina Medán Lacroix. He studied at the Colegio de los Padres Franceses in Santiago and obtained his law degree on 19 May 1909, authoring a thesis on water legislation.[1] He practiced law in Santiago and served as First Officer at the Ministry of Public Instruction, where he carried out several commissions, including a study on state-subsidized private schools.[1]
He married Amelia Benítez Poblete on 4 November 1933. After her death, he married her sister, Nicomedes de las Mercedes Benítez Poblete, at the Capuchins in Santiago on 25 September 1947. He had no children.[1]
Del Canto played an active role in the Liberal Democratic Party: he served as president of the Santiago Liberal Democratic Center (1913), presided over the First General Convention of Liberal Democratic Youth (1913), acted as party general director, and authored key contributions on colonization and public lands at the 1922 Party Convention.[1]
Beyond politics, he supported the development of physical culture in Chile. He was a member of the Santiago Football Association, Club Thunder, and Club Santiago National; director of the Chilean Football League; and a founder of the Boxing Federation. He also received various medals at international wine exhibitions, including the Sevilla exposition.[1]
He died in Viña del Mar on 7 May 1960.[1]