Javier Eyzaguirre
Javier Eyzaguirre Echaurren (4 November 1859 – 26 November 1931) was a Chilean lawyer, farmer and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and the Senate of Chile.
A member of the Conservative Party, Eyzaguirre represented Chillán and San Carlos in the Chamber of Deputies from 1903 to 1909 and Concepción in the Senate from 1909 to 1915.
Biography
Eyzaguirre was born in Santiago on 4 November 1859, the son of Manuel Eyzaguirre Portales and Javiera Echaurren García-Huidobro. He studied at Colegio San Ignacio and the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer in 1882. He married Luisa Ochagavía Echaurren, with whom he had two daughters.
Alongside his legal career, he engaged in agriculture at his estate in Paine and participated in several Catholic educational and charitable organizations.
Eyzaguirre was elected deputy for Chillán and San Carlos in 1903 and was reelected in 1906. In 1909, he was elected senator for Concepción for the 1909–1915 term. His parliamentary work focused particularly on education and local public services.
After leaving Congress, he served as subadministrator of the Hospital San Juan de Dios in 1915 and as its administrator from 1917.
Eyzaguirre died on 26 November 1931.