Carlos Correa y Toro
Carlos Correa y Toro (1824 – 25 November 1905) was a Chilean farmer and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and as a senator for the provinces of O'Higgins and Linares.
A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Correa had a parliamentary career spanning from the 1870s until his death while serving in the Senate in 1905.
Early life
Correa was born in 1824 to Juan de Dios Correa de Saa Martínez and Nicolasa de Toro Dumont, a daughter of the Count of the Conquest.
He married Rosario Sanfuentes del Sol, with whom he had children. Outside politics, Correa was a prominent farmer in O'Higgins.
Political career
Correa entered politics at a young age and subsequently spent several periods in the National Congress of Chile. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Rancagua for the 1876–1879 parliamentary period.
In 1885, Correa was elected to the Senate for O'Higgins Province, serving until 1891. He subsequently served as senator for O'Higgins in the Constituent Congress held between 15 April and 18 August 1891. He was listed as a member of the permanent committee for ecclesiastical affairs, although the parliamentary record includes a note stating that he did not take his seat.
Correa was elected senator for Linares Province for the 1891–1897 parliamentary period. He joined the Senate on 6 June 1894 and served on the permanent committee for education and charity.
In 1900, he was again elected senator for O'Higgins Province for the 1900–1906 term. Correa died before completing his term, and Carlos Yrarrázaval Larraín was subsequently elected to replace him.
Correa died in Santiago on 25 November 1905.