Luis Letelier del Campo

Luis Rodolfo Letelier del Campo (13 May 1889 – 1 October 1964) was a Chilean politician and public administrator. He served as a deputy representing the Thirteenth Departmental Circumscription of Constitución, Chanco, Cauquenes and Itata during the 1930–1934 legislative period.[1]

Luis Letelier del Campo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1930  6 June 1932
Constituency13th Departamental Circumscription
Personal details
Born(1889-05-13)13 May 1889
Died1 October 1964(1964-10-01) (aged 75)
PartyLiberal Party
SpouseMaría Ester Moreno

Early life and personal life

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Letelier was born in Molina, Chile, on 13 May 1889, the son of Rodolfo Letelier and María Antonia del Campo.[1]

He married María Ester Moreno Gamboa in Curicó on 30 April 1922.[1]

He was a member of the Liberal Party.[1]

Political career

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Letelier served as Governor of Cauquenes.[1]

In 1930, he was manager of the newspaper company of La Nación in Santiago and of the evening newspaper Los Tiempos.[1]

He was elected deputy for the Thirteenth Departamental Circumscription of Constitución, Chanco, Cauquenes and Itata for the 1930–1934 legislative period. He served on the Permanent Commission on Interior Government.[2]

The 1932 Chilean coup d'état led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June 1932.[1]

He died in Santiago, Chile, on 1 October 1964.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Luis Rodolfo Letelier del Campo – Parliamentary Biography". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  2. Valencia Avaria 1951, p. 495.

Bibliography

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  • Luis Valencia Avaria (1951). Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo desde 1810. Tomo II. Imprenta Universitaria, Santiago.
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