Manuel Escobar Moreira
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Manuel Escobar Moreira | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 19th Departamental Circumscription |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
Manuel Escobar Moreira was a Chilean politician and agriculturalist. He served as a deputy representing the Nineteenth Departamental Circumscription of La Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén during the 1930–1934 legislative period.[1]
Escobar was born in Los Ángeles, Chile, the son of Alejandro Escobar and Mercedes Moreira.[1]
Escobar devoted himself to agricultural activities, operating the estate Pisagua in Santa Bárbara.[1] He was founder of the Sociedad Agrícola del Bío Bío and served as vice president and later director of the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura.[1]
He was also a member of the board of the Caja de la Habitación and of the Corporación de Reconstrucción y Auxilio.[1]
Political career
Escobar was elected deputy for the Nineteenth Departamental Circumscription of La Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén for the 1930–1934 legislative period. During his tenure he served on the Permanent Commission on Agriculture and Colonization.[2]
The 1932 Chilean coup d'état led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June 1932.[1]