Aurelio Donoso

Aurelio Donoso Henríquez (1860 – 25 December 1927) was a Chilean politician who served as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies for the 12th Departamental Circumscription during the 1926–1930 legislative period.

Biography

He was born in 1860 in Talca, Chile to Manuel Antonio Donoso Cienfuegos and María de la Luz Henríquez Cienfuegos. He married Rebeca Gana Mandiola, and they had seven children. Donoso Henríquez devoted himself to commerce and agriculture in San Clemente and owned the estate Quebrada de Agua in Talca.

He was a member of the Club Social de Talca, serving as its president for more than ten years, and participated in organizations including the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura and local charitable institutions.

Political career

A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served as a councilor (regidor) of the Municipality of Talca between 1912 and 1915 and also as councilor in the Municipality of San Clemente.

He was elected deputy for the 12th Departamental Circumscription (Talca, Lontué and Curepto) for the 1926–1930 term. He died in office on 25 December 1927, and on 22 May 1928 Gabriel Letelier assumed the seat in his replacement.