Federico Pinto
Federico Pinto Izarra (1856 – October 1904) was a Chilean lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as a member and president of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile. He also served as Minister of Finance and as intendant of Valparaíso Province.
Early life
Pinto was born in Santiago in 1856 to Federico Pinto Benavente and Dolores Izarra. He studied at the Liceo de Valparaíso and the Seminario Conciliar de Santiago before studying law at the University of Chile. He qualified as a lawyer on 9 January 1878.
He married Teresa Moreno. Pinto practiced law in Valparaíso and also pursued careers in education, diplomacy and public administration.
Political career
Pinto taught the history of Chile and the Americas at the Liceo de Valparaíso from 19 March 1878 to 28 March 1879. He subsequently entered the diplomatic service and served as secretary of the Chilean legation in the United States from 12 March 1882 until 1889.
He later served as intendant of Valparaíso Province. President Federico Errázuriz Echaurren appointed Pinto Minister of Finance on 27 June 1899, a position he held until 2 September 1899.
A member of the Liberal Party, Pinto was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for La Laja, Nacimiento and Mulchén for the 1900–1903 term. During this period, he served as president of the Chamber of Deputies from 6 March 1901 to 10 May 1902.
Pinto was subsequently elected deputy for Cauquenes and Constitución for the 1903–1906 legislative term. He served on the permanent committees for foreign relations and for legislation and justice. His parliamentary service ended with his death in 1904.
Outside politics, Pinto co-authored El Código de Comercio y la Jurisprudencia Comercial with Emiliano Bordalí.
Pinto died in Valparaíso in October 1904.