José Vergara Correa
José del Carmen Vergara Correa (1844 – 12 April 1919) was a Chilean politician, lawyer and farmer affiliated with the National Party.
He served as Deputy of the Republic for Talca, Curepto and Lontué for four consecutive legislative periods between 1897 and 1909.
Biography
Vergara was born in Talca in 1844, the son of former deputy Diego Vergara Albano and Jesús Correa Albano. His brother, Diego Vergara Correa, also served as a member of Congress. He married Inés Errázuriz Errázuriz in Santiago on 7 September 1872.
He studied at the Instituto Nacional and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 26 July 1867. He subsequently practiced law and was also involved in agriculture.
Political career
Vergara served as Intendant of Talca and as a councillor of the Caja de Crédito Hipotecario. During the Chilean Civil War of 1891, he was a member of the Junta de Iquique and participated in the battles of Concón and Placilla as an intendancy delegate of the congressional army.
A member of the National Party, Vergara was elected Deputy for Talca, Curepto and Lontué for four consecutive terms, serving from 1897 to 1900, 1900 to 1903, 1903 to 1906 and 1906 to 1909.
During his parliamentary career, he was a member of the Education and Charity Committee and served as a replacement member of the Finance and Industry, Public Instruction, Legislation and Justice, War and Navy, and Charity and Worship committees. He also participated in the Conservative Committee during the parliamentary recesses of 1898–1899, 1904–1905 and 1905–1906.