Manuel Muñoz Cornejo
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Manuel Muñoz Cornejo | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1937 – 15 May 1953 | |
| Constituency | Aconcagua and Valparaíso |
| Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 30 November 1931 – 10 May 1932 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 15 May 1937 | |
| Constituency | 6th Departamental Group |
| In office 1924 – 11 September 2024 | |
| Constituency | Valparaíso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1890 |
| Died | 15 April 1959 (aged 69) |
| Party | Conservative Party Conservative Social Christian Party United Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Laura Poisson Fontaine |
| Parent(s) | Manuel Muñoz Pardo Clemencia Cornejo |
| Education | Sacred Hearts School of Santiago Eduardo de la Barra |
| Profession | Lawyer, academic |
Manuel Muñoz Cornejo (27 January 1890 – 15 April 1959) was a Chilean lawyer, academic, and politician.[1]
A member of the Chilean conservative movement, he served as a Senator of the Republic between 1937 and 1953, and previously as a Deputy between 1924 and 1937.[1]
Muñoz Cornejo was born in Valparaíso, Chile.[1] He completed his primary and secondary education at the Liceo Eduardo de la Barra and the Sacred Hearts School of Santiago. He later studied law and qualified as a lawyer in 1912.[1]
He married Laura Poisson Fontaine, a granddaughter of former Supreme Director and President Ramón Freire Serrano.[1]
He worked as a professor of Mining Law and Public Administration at the Sacred Hearts School, combining academic activity with legal practice.[1]