Samuel Guzmán
Chilean parliamentarian and jurist (1872–?)
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Samuel Guzmán García (1872–?) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he served multiple terms as a deputy between 1926 and 1937 and held senior leadership positions in the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
Samuel Guzmán | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 15 May 1937 | |
| Constituency | 5th Departmental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1872 |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Biography
Guzmán was born in San Felipe to Samuel Guzmán and Lucrecia García. He completed his secondary education at the Liceo de San Felipe and later studied law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 10 July 1898. His graduation thesis was titled Delito, impunidad y pena.[1]
He later devoted himself to the practice of law. Between 1927 and 1928, he served as a member of the Commission for the Reform of the Law on the Organization and Attributions of the Courts. He also worked as a political editor for the newspaper El Sur of Concepción.[1]
In 1917, he was director and partner of the Club Concepción and a member of the Club de la Unión. A secular liberal in thought, he belonged to the Masonic Lodge “Paz y Concordia No. 13” of Concepción, promoting the idea of a secular university for the city and the region.[2]
Political career
Guzmán was a militant of the Liberal Party. In the 1925 parliamentary elections, he was elected Deputy for the 18th Departmental Circumscription (Arauco, Lebu and Cañete) for the 1926–1930 legislative period. During this term, he served as First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, assuming the post on 4 November 1929. He also served as a replacement member of the Standing Committees on Legislation and Justice and on Labour and Social Welfare.[1]
In the 1930 elections (Thermal Congress), he was re-elected Deputy, this time for the 7th Departmental Circumscription of Santiago, for the 1930–1934 term. He served as a replacement member of the Standing Committees on Legislation and Justice and on Constitutional Reform and Regulations and was a member of the Standing Committee on Public Education. His term was cut short following the dissolution of the National Congress in June 1932.[1]
In the October 1932 parliamentary elections, he was again elected Deputy, representing the 5th Departmental Grouping (Petorca, San Felipe and Los Andes) for the 1933–1937 legislative period. He served as Provisional President of the Chamber of Deputies from 19 December 1932 to 9 January 1933 and later as President of the Chamber from 22 May 1935 to 15 May 1937. During this period, he served as a replacement member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations and Trade and as a member of the Standing Committee on Constitution, Legislation and Justice.[1]