Maximiliano Espinosa
Maximiliano Espinosa Pica (20 November 1863 – 11 September 1907) was a Chilean lawyer, businessman and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, as a senator and as Minister of Industry and Public Works under President Germán Riesco.
A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he represented Antofagasta, Taltal and Tocopilla in the Chamber of Deputies from 1900 to 1906 and Cautín in the Senate from 1906 until his death in 1907.
Early life
Espinosa was born in Tomé on 20 November 1863 to José Espinosa and Delfina Pica. He studied at the Liceo de Hombres de Concepción, where he also studied law, and qualified as a lawyer on 29 July 1884.
He married Hortensia Yávar Urrutia. The couple had no children.
Espinosa served as secretary of the court of Concepción in 1887 and was appointed judge of Ovalle on 23 June 1888. He was removed from office following the victory of the congressional forces in the Chilean Civil War of 1891.
From 1892, he practiced law in Antofagasta, where he also became involved in industrial enterprises.
Political career
Espinosa joined the Liberal Democratic Party and served as secretary and vice president of the party's board in Antofagasta.
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Antofagasta, Taltal and Tocopilla for the 1900–1903 legislative term and was reelected for the same constituency for the 1903–1906 term.
During the presidency of Germán Riesco, Espinosa was appointed Minister of Industry and Public Works on 1 September 1903. He remained in office until 10 January 1904.
Espinosa was elected to the Senate of Chile for Cautín for the 1906–1912 legislative term. He did not complete his term, dying in Bern, Switzerland, on 11 September 1907.