Juan de Dios Ampuero
Juan de Dios Ampuero García (3 June 1891 – 11 January 1971) was a Chilean teacher, journalist and politician who served as a deputy during the XXXVII Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile.
Biography
Ampuero García was born in Dalcahue, in the Chiloé Archipelago, on 3 June 1891, the son of José Antonio Ampuero Alvarado and Agustina García Oyarzún. He married Victoria Rosario González Bonnau in Puerto Montt in 1917; the couple had three children.
He studied at the Escuela Normal de Preceptores of Valdivia and qualified as a primary school teacher. From 1913 onward, he worked as a teacher in several Chilean cities and at the Penitentiary of Santiago. He also served as administrator of the Puerto Montt Prison and simultaneously operated carpentry and tailoring workshops.
Alongside his professional activities, he collaborated with the newspaper El Correo of Puerto Montt and served as editor for La Tribuna and El Heraldo.
Political career
Ampuero García was a member of the Democratic Party and later of the Democratic Party of the People. He served as president of the Democratic Grouping of Llanquihue.
He was elected deputy for the Twenty-third Departamental Grouping (Llanquihue and Aysén) for the 1933–1937 legislative period. In the Chamber of Deputies, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization.
Other activities
He belonged to the Fifth Fire Company of Puerto Montt, serving as a director, and was also a member of the Boy Scouts Association.
Ampuero García died on 11 January 1971.