Francisco Subercaseaux

Francisco Subercaseaux del Río (born 26 March 1872) was a Chilean lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Tarapacá and Pisagua from 1906 to 1909. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Early life

Subercaseaux was born on 26 March 1872, the son of Francisco Subercaseaux de la Torre and Isolina del Río Racet. He studied at the Colegio Inglés and Colegio Alemán in Santiago before attending the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile. He qualified as a lawyer on 30 May 1895.

Subercaseaux practiced law in Iquique from 1904. In March 1910, he became a notary and real estate registrar in the same city.

Political career

A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Subercaseaux was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Tarapacá and Pisagua for the 1906–1909 legislative term.

During his tenure, he served on the Elections Committee and as a substitute member of the Internal Police Committee.