Eduardo Mac-Clure
Eduardo Mac Clure Ossandón (died 1901) was a Chilean politician and lawyer affiliated with the National Party.
He served in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile between 1882 and 1901, first as substitute deputy for Castro and Curicó and later as deputy for Traiguén, Quillota and Limache, and Santiago.
Biography
Mac Clure was the son of Carlos Mac-Clure Matte and Francisca Ossandón Aldunate. He married Amelia Besa Navarro, with whom he had children, and later married Flora Mandiola Eastman.
He qualified as a lawyer on 9 April 1872. Mac Clure was also a supporter and director of the newspaper La Época, whose literary gatherings became prominent in Chilean political and intellectual circles during the administration of President José Manuel Balmaceda.
Political career
A member of the National Party, Mac Clure first entered Congress as substitute deputy for Castro for the 1882–1885 legislative period. He subsequently served as substitute deputy for Curicó from 1885 to 1888, taking the oath of office on 6 July 1885.
He was elected Deputy for Traiguén for the 1888–1891 legislative period and subsequently represented Quillota and Limache from 1891 to 1894. During the latter term, he served on the Finance and Industry Committee and as a substitute member of the Internal Police Committee.
Mac Clure was elected Deputy for Santiago for the 1897–1900 term and was reelected for the 1900–1903 legislative period. He served on the Internal Police Committee during his first term and the Finance and Industry Committee during his second.
He died in 1901 before completing his final parliamentary term. Ascanio Bascuñán was elected to replace him on 17 November 1901.