Raimundo Silva
Raimundo Silva | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Worship and Colonization | |
| In office 7 April 1903 – 5 June 1903 | |
| President | Germán Riesco |
| In office 23 February 1901 – 1 May 1901 | |
| President | Elías Fernández Albano |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 27 June 1899 – 2 September 1899 | |
| President | Federico Errázuriz Echaurren |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Worship and Colonization | |
| In office 25 August 1897 – 14 April 1898 | |
| President | Federico Errázuriz Echaurren |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 1900–1905 | |
| Constituency | Bío Bío Province |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 1894–1900 | |
| Constituency | La Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén |
| In office 14 July 1891 – 18 August 1891 | |
| Constituency | Cauquenes |
| In office 1888–1891 | |
| Constituency | La Laja |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1853 |
| Died | 23 October 1905 Madrid, Spain |
| Party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Parent(s) | Raimundo Silva Torres Escilda de la Cruz |
| Education | University of Chile (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer, professor |
Raimundo Silva Cruz (1853 – 23 October 1905) was a Chilean lawyer, academic, diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, as a senator for Bío Bío Province, and as a minister of state.[1]
He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Worship and Colonization under presidents Federico Errázuriz Echaurren, Elías Fernández Albano and Germán Riesco, and as Minister of the Interior under Errázuriz Echaurren.[1]
Early life
[edit]Silva was born in Santiago in 1853 to Raimundo Silva Torres and Escilda de la Cruz. He studied at the Instituto Nacional and later law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 28 May 1878.[1]
He began his professional career as a history teacher at the Instituto Nacional and as a professor of constitutional law at the University of Chile. In 1887, he obtained the university's chair of forensic practice through a competitive examination. On that occasion, he presented a study entitled Sobre recurso de casación, which was subsequently published separately by the Ministry of the Interior. He retired from teaching on 28 November 1896.[1]
Political career
[edit]Silva was elected substitute deputy for La Laja for the 1888–1891 legislative term and had occasion to replace the constituency's sitting deputy. During the political crisis of 1890, he participated in parliamentary debates and defended the policies of President José Manuel Balmaceda.[1]
In 1891, Silva was elected deputy for Cauquenes to the Constituent Congress, which sat from 15 April to 18 August of that year. He joined Congress on 14 July.[1]
A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Silva was elected deputy for La Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén for the 1894–1897 term. He served on the permanent committee for constitution, legislation and justice and was a member of the Conservative Commission during the 1895–1896 parliamentary recess.[1]
He was reelected for La Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén for the 1897–1900 term, again serving on the permanent committee for constitution, legislation and justice.[1]
During the presidency of Federico Errázuriz Echaurren, Silva was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Worship and Colonization on 25 August 1897, serving until 14 April 1898. Concurrently, he served as acting Minister of the Interior from 17 November 1897 until 14 April 1898. He later served as Minister of the Interior from 27 June to 2 September 1899.[1]
In 1900, Silva was elected to the Senate for Bío Bío Province for the 1900–1906 term. He served on the permanent committees for foreign relations and for constitution, legislation and justice, and as a substitute member of the budget committee. During the latter part of his senatorial term, he became a regular member of the budget committee.[1]
Under President Elías Fernández Albano, Silva again served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Worship and Colonization from 23 February to 1 May 1901. In 1902, he represented Chile at the Geographical and Historical Congress in Rome and at the coronation of King Edward VII in the United Kingdom.[1]
Silva returned to the Foreign Ministry under President Germán Riesco, serving from 7 April to 5 June 1903.[1]
In addition to his parliamentary and ministerial career, Silva was a member of the Council of Public Instruction and of the commission responsible for reviewing the draft Code of Civil Procedure. He also participated in negotiations with Peru that resulted in the Billinghurst–Latorre Protocol concerning the proposed plebiscite over Tacna and Arica.[1]
In 1904, before completing his senatorial term, Silva was appointed Chilean minister plenipotentiary to Spain. He died in Madrid on 23 October 1905 while serving in that position. His remains were subsequently repatriated to Chile and interred at the General Cemetery of Santiago. He never married.[1]