José Tocornal
José Luis Tocornal Jordán (1835 – 18 March 1914) 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, Tocornal represented several constituencies in Congress and served as senator for Santiago from 1909 until his death in 1914.
Biography
Tocornal was born in Santiago in 1835, the son of former deputy Joaquín Tocornal Jiménez and Delfina Jordán Valdivieso. He studied at the Instituto Nacional, the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones and the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer in 1860. He married Alejandra Lecaros Lecaros in 1873; the couple had no children.
After completing his studies, he travelled in Europe and later devoted himself to agriculture. He owned the Hacienda El Algarrobal in Colina. He was also active in the Conservative Party and served as president of its executive board from 1905 to 1906.
Tocornal served as deputy for Linares from 1870 to 1873, Curicó from 1873 to 1876 and Talca from 1878 to 1882. He was also mayor of Santiago in 1879 and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Worship and Colonization under President José Manuel Balmaceda in 1890.
He later served in the Senate for Ñuble from 1894 to 1900, Valparaíso from 1903 to 1909 and Santiago from 1909. He remained in office during the XXX Legislative Period but died before completing his 1909–1915 term.
Tocornal died in Santiago on 18 March 1914.