Julio Martínez Montt
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Julio Martínez Montt | |
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| Member of the Senator of the Republic | |
| In office 21 May 1937 – 15 May 1953 | |
| Constituency | Ñuble, Concepción and Arauco |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 21 May 1933 – 15 May 1937 | |
| Constituency | Tomé, Concepción and Yumbel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1894 |
| Died | 1 February 1977 (aged 82) |
| Party | Democratic Party |
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Julio Eduardo Martínez Montt (11 October 1894 – 1 February 1977) was a Chilean businessman, industrialist and politician affiliated with the Democratic Party. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 1933 and 1937, and as Senator of the Republic for Ñuble, Concepción and Arauco from 1937 to 1953.[1]
Martínez Montt was born in Talcahuano on 11 October 1894, the son of Ramón Segundo Martínez Alegría and Emilia Montt Salamanca.[1]
He married Irene Delia Matthews Moller in 1915. In a second marriage, he wed Tehualda Jovita Acuña Fernández in 1952.[1]
Education and professional career
He studied at the Instituto Inglés and at the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones in Santiago. He later joined Grace and Company, collaborating with his father on construction works related to the canalization of the Mapocho River. He subsequently became manager of the company in Chillán.[1]
He served as Labour Inspector in Curicó, Traiguén, Talcahuano and Concepción. He was also superintendent of Warner Bros. in Chile. From 1934 onward, he devoted himself to industrial activities, owning sawmills, the Miraflores door and window factory, and soap manufacturing enterprises.[1]