Julio Valenzuela
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Julio Valenzuela | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 15 May 1930 | |
| Constituency | 9th Departamental Circumscription |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1884 |
| Died | 1972 (aged 87–88) |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
Julio Valenzuela (1884 – 1972) was a Chilean industrialist and politician who served as member of the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
He was industrialist in the city of Rancagua and owner of the Molino Rancagua and the Mina El Inglés. He donated land for the Hogar Don Guanella and the Escuela Julio Valenzuela in Rancagua. He also donated land in 1921 for the construction of the Third Fire Company of the same city, of which he served as superintendent.[1]
The present-day Población Valenzuela was built on land of a former vineyard he owned. He was relative and mentor of the poet Óscar Castro.[1]
He studied at the Liceo de Rancagua.[1]