Ramón Rivas Ramírez
Ramón Rivas Ramírez (1876 – 29 December 1909) was a Chilean lawyer, journalist and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for La Victoria and Melipilla from 1906 until his death in 1909. A member of the Liberal Party, he was also active in the party's Liberal Youth organization.
Early life
Rivas was born in 1876, the son of former deputy Juan Francisco Rivas Cruz and Trinidad Ramírez Herrera. He studied law and qualified as a lawyer in 1897.
He married Julia Freire, with whom he had children.
Rivas was active in journalism and founded the newspaper La Mañana, a short-lived publication that was directed for a time by Guillermo Eyzaguirre Rousse.
Political career
Rivas joined the Liberal Party and was a member of its Liberal Youth organization. Alongside Alfredo Irarrázaval and other deputies associated with the group, he supported an internationalist political position.
He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for La Victoria and Melipilla for the 1906–1909 legislative term. During this period, he served on the Permanent Elections and Legislation and Justice committees and as a substitute member of the War and Navy Committee.
Rivas was reelected for the same constituency for the 1909–1912 term, serving on the Elections and Government and Colonization committees. He died in Santiago on 29 December 1909, while in office. José Ramón Gutiérrez took his seat on 5 February 1910.