Wenceslao Sierra
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Wenceslao Sierra | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 15 May 1930 | |
| Constituency | 3rd Departamental Circumscription |
| In office 15 May 1918 – 15 May 1921 | |
| Constituency | Copiapó, Chañaral, Freirina and Vallenar |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1924 – 11 September 1924 | |
| Constituency | Atacama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1864 |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Spouse | María Infante Varas |
| Parent(s) | Wenceslao Sierra Rosas Carmen Mendoza Rubio |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Civil engineer, Politician |
Wenceslao Sierra Mendoza (1 July 1864 – ?) was a Chilean civil engineer and politician affiliated with the Radical Party of Chile (PR). He served as deputy and senator during the parliamentary period between 1918 and 1930.[1]
He was born on 1 July 1864 in Concepción, Chile, the son of Wenceslao Sierra Rosas and Carmen Mendoza Rubio.[1] He married María Infante Varas, and they had four children.[1]
He studied at the Colegio Andrés Bello of Concepción and at the Instituto Nacional in Santiago. He later entered the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Chile, qualifying as a civil engineer on 2 December 1901 with the thesis Embalse de Patacón.[1]
He worked at the Ministry of Public Works as assistant engineer in 1901 and later as second engineer in the Directorate of Public Works. He participated in the construction of the Aconcagua Bridge in La Calera; sewerage works in Curicó; the railway from Curicó to Hualañé; the railway from Confluencia to Tomé and Penco; the Lautaro Reservoir in Copiapó; and the El Espino deviation of the longitudinal railway. He also served as inspector of waterworks in Talcahuano.[1]
In 1903 he joined the State Railways Workshops. In 1905 he represented Chile at the International Railway Congress in Washington and was delegated by the State Railways Company to study in the United States matters related to equipment lubrication, traction and railway workshops.[1]
He was also engaged in agricultural activities and owned the estates “La Tirro” and “Santa Teresa” in Ovalle.[1]
He served as director of the Instituto de Ingenieros in 1902–1903, 1906–1907 and 1916–1917, and in 1908 was appointed life member.[1] He was a member of the Club de La Unión, the Sociedad de Fomento Fabril (SOFOFA) and the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura (SNA).[1]