Ramón Carvallo
Ramón Liborio Carvallo (died 1926) was a Chilean journalist and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Yungay and Bulnes from 1903 to 1906. A member of the Radical Party, he also worked in the press, public administration and education.
Professional career
Carvallo worked as a journalist from the early 1880s. He began his career at Los Tiempos in 1881 and in 1886 founded and edited the newspaper Las Noticias, which supported the presidential candidacy of José Manuel Balmaceda. Around the same period, he was a member of the editorial staff of the liberal newspaper Los Debates.
He later contributed to La Libertad Electoral in 1894 and worked as an editor and editorial chief at La Ley in 1897, continuing to contribute to the newspaper as late as 1908. In September 1919, he published a series of articles in El Mercurio under the title Recuerdos de Valentín Letelier, examining the educational work of Valentín Letelier.
Outside journalism, Carvallo served as secretary of the international section of the General Directorate of Posts in 1887 and as its acting director in 1894. He was also a teacher at the Liceo de San Bernardo and participated in the founding of the Academia de Historia.
Political career
A member of the Radical Party, Carvallo was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Yungay and Bulnes for the 1903–1906 legislative term. During his tenure, he served on the War and Navy Committee.
Carvallo died in Quillota in 1926.