Samuel León Silva (Petorca, 1863) was a Chilean politician, deputy, and mayor of Valparaíso.[1]
Biography edit
Samuel León Silva was born in the city of Petorca in 1863, son of Samuel León Leal (who had been the first mayor of that city between 1858-1873) and Demetria Silva García.[2] He was the grandson of Pedro Nolasco León and second cousin of Ramón León Luco.[2]
He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party or "balmacedista".[1][3]
He was mayor of Valparaíso between 1896 and 1897, and again in 1897.[4] In 1906 he was elected deputy for the departments of Valparaíso and Casablanca.[5] Member of the Conservative Commission during the legislative recess of 1908-1909. He held his seat until July 12, 1909, when the powers of his successor Alberto Edwards Vives were approved.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Leon Silva Samuel – Anales de la República" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ a b "Samuel Álvaro Federico León Silva". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Familia León | www.genealog.cl". www.genealog.cl. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Litoralpress - Texto de la Noticia". www.litoralpress.cl. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ a b Chile, BCN Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de (2020). "Samuel León Silva. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2023-10-31.