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Octavio Mujica | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 15 May 1930 | |
| Constituency | 11th Departamental Circumscription |
| In office 15 May 1924 – 11 September 1924 | |
| Constituency | Santa Cruz and Vichuquén |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1885 |
| Died | 29 December 1982 (aged 97) |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Teresa Délano |
| Parent(s) | Críspulo Mujica Virginia Valenzuela |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation | Politician, Agriculturist |
Octavio Mujica Valenzuela (26 August 1885 – 29 December 1982) was a Chilean politician and agriculturist who served as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies for the 11th Departamental Circumscription during the 1926–1930 legislative period.[1]
Biography
[edit]He was born on 26 August 1885 in Santiago, Chile to Críspulo Mujica Saavedra and Virginia Valenzuela Valenzuela.[1] He married Teresa Délano Frederick and they had five children: Octavio, Virginia, Jorge, José and Jaime.[1] He studied at the Seminario de Santiago and the Colegio Inglés and later attended the Instituto Pedagógico of the University of Chile.[1]
He devoted himself to agricultural activities on his estate Lolol and on the property Las Lajuelas near Santa Cruz, also owning a mill and equipment for the production of whole-grain bread, and marketed some of his agricultural products in Peru.[1] He was a member of the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura and of the Club de La Unión.[1]
Political career
[edit]He served as mayor of the Municipality of Lolol for nine years and later as mayor of the Municipality of Santa Cruz for three years, becoming first councilor in 1938.[1]
He was elected deputy for Santa Cruz and Vichuquén for the 1924–1927 term and sat on the Permanent Commissions of Public Assistance and of Public Instruction; his mandate was interrupted by the dissolution of Congress in September 1924.[1] He was reelected deputy for the 1926–1930 period for the reformed 11th Departamental Circumscription (Curicó, Santa Cruz and Vichuquén) and served on the Permanent Commission of Agriculture and Colonization.[1]