Francisco Echenique
Francisco Echenique (1870 – 15 December 1943) was a Chilean farmer and politician affiliated with the Conservative Party. He served two non-consecutive terms as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing San Fernando from 1903 to 1906 and again from 1909 to 1912.
Biography
Echenique was born in Santiago in 1870, the son of José Francisco Echenique Tagle and Irene Gandarillas Valdés. He married Sara Domínguez Cerda, with whom he had seven children. He later married Ana Zegers García-Huidobro.
He studied at Colegio San Ignacio and subsequently devoted himself to agriculture. He served as manager of the Sociedad Agrícola El Budi in Cautín.
In December 1911, Echenique joined the Junta de Beneficencia de Santiago as deputy administrator of the Hospicio de Santiago, a position he held for 14 years. In 1923, he became administrator of the Casa de Orates, where he promoted the construction of a psychiatric hospital and the acquisition of additional land for the institution.
In 1924, he campaigned in the press for the establishment of a charitable lottery in Chile. He also served as administrator of the Santiago Zoo and was a member of the Club de la Unión. He was appointed a Commander of Spain's Order of Charles III.
Political career
A member of the Conservative Party, Echenique was elected deputy for San Fernando for the 1903–1906 legislative period. During this term, he served as a substitute member of the War and Navy Committee.
After a three-year absence from Congress, he was reelected for San Fernando for the 1909–1912 legislative period. During his second term, he served as a member of the War and Navy Committee.
Echenique died on 15 December 1943.