José Eusebio Barros Baeza

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José Eusebio Barros Baeza
Parliamentary Representative, Republic of Chile
In office
1855–1858
Preceded byManuel José de Hurtado
Succeeded byManuel García Banqueda
ConstituencyDepartment of Bulnes and Department of Yungay
Parliamentary Representative, Republic of Chile
In office
1858–1861
Preceded byJuan Villar Prado
Succeeded byAndrés Chacón Barry
ConstituencyItata Province and Maule Province
Personal details
Born1810
Santiago de Chile, Viceroyalty of Peru
Died1881 (aged 70–71)
Santiago de Chile, Chile
CitizenshipChile
Political partyNational Party
OccupationLawyer

José Eusebio Barros Baeza (1810–1881) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. He was born in Santiago in 1810. He died in the same city in 1881. He was the son of Don Antonio and Dona Barros Grez Deidamia Baeza de la Fuente.

Education[edit]

José Eusebio Barros Baeza studied at the Instituto Nacional (the National Institute), where he graduated as a lawyer in 1842. He first worked in the Municipality of Santiago, then went to the Ministry of Justice, Culture and Education, as Secretary (1846).

Political life[edit]

A follower of Manuel Montt, Baeza first campaigned for the Conservatives then later moved over to the National Party, of which he was elected deputy by Bulnes (1855-1858) and by Itata (1858-1861). During these periods he integrated the Standing Committee on Education and Welfare.

He was secretary of the Chamber of Deputies (1855-1856). He was later a member of the Chilean Legation in Rio de Janeiro (1863) and Guatemala (1868). He became Minister of the Court of Appeals of Santiago in 1870.

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