Octavio Astorquiza
Octavio Astorquiza Líbano (5 May 1878 – 26 August 1964) was a Chilean agronomist and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Linares, Parral and Loncomilla from 1903 to 1909.
A member of the Conservative Party, he later served as Intendant of Chiloé from 1917 to 1921.
Early life
Astorquiza was born in Lincura on 5 May 1878, the son of Ascencio Astorquiza Zavala and Josefa Líbano Bilbao. He studied at the Liceo de Talca, the Seminario de Talca, the Instituto Nacional and the Instituto Agrícola. He received a bachelor's degree in humanities in 1906 and qualified as an agronomist in 1909.
He married Dolores de la Maza Risopatrón Argomedo in Santiago in 1904.
Astorquiza served as an agent of the Comité Nacional de Fomento Agrícola in Angol in 1901. He later worked for the Compañía Carbonífera e Industrial de Lota, serving as head of its Social Welfare Department from 1937 to 1954.
Political career
A member of the Conservative Party, Astorquiza was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Linares, Parral and Loncomilla for the 1903–1906 legislative term. He was reelected for the same constituency for the 1906–1909 term.
During his parliamentary career, he served on the Government, Public Works and Finance committees.
Astorquiza later served as Intendant of Chiloé from 28 November 1917 to 11 January 1921.
He died in Santiago on 26 August 1964, aged 86.