Ignacio García Sierpe
José Ignacio García Sierpe (1866 – ?) was a Chilean lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
A member of the Conservative Party, García represented Castro continuously from 1912 to 1921, after being reelected for the 1915–1918 and 1918–1921 legislative periods.
He had previously served as deputy for Ancud, Quinchao and Castro in the periods 1897–1900, 1900–1903 and 1903–1906, and again from 1909 to 1912.
Biography
García was born in Castro in 1866, the son of Ignacio García and Dolores Sierpe. He studied humanities at the Seminary of Ancud and later studied law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer in 1894.
In 1892 and 1893, he served as secretary of the court and as notary of the department of Castro. He later worked as a public notary and registrar of real estate in San Fernando.
García also served for a period as manager of the Banco de Llanquihue.
During his parliamentary career, he was associated with measures and public works concerning Chiloé, including the Ancud–Castro railway, educational institutions, steam navigation services, hospitals, telegraph lines and postal offices.