Juan Mira
Juan José Mira Mena (1864 – 5 December 1921) was a Chilean lawyer, public official and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Llanquihue, Carelmapu and Osorno from 1894 to 1897 and again from 1900 to 1903. He was a member of the Conservative Party.
Early life
Mira was born in Santiago in 1864, the son of Gregorio de Mira Iñíguez and Mercedes Mena Alviz. He studied at the Colegio San Ignacio de Santiago from 1873 to 1880 and later studied law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 13 October 1886.
He married Mercedes Fernández Concha, with whom he had five children.
Mira worked as a public official and educator. On 1 March 1890, he was appointed professor of Spanish grammar at the Liceo de Hombres de Puerto Montt. He served as acting intendant of Llanquihue from 7 September 1891 and was appointed titular intendant on 7 January 1892, remaining in office until 22 July 1892.
He was also an agent and founder of the Banco de Santiago in Llanquihue Province.
Political career
A member of the Conservative Party, Mira was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Llanquihue, Carelmapu and Osorno for the 1894–1897 legislative term. He returned to the Chamber representing the same constituency for the 1900–1903 term.
During his parliamentary career, he served on the Elections and Petitions Qualification Committee, the Education and Charity Committee and the Elections Committee, and as a substitute member of the Ecclesiastical Affairs Committee.
Mira died in Santiago on 5 December 1921.