Víctor Besa
José Víctor Besa Navarro (1849 – 27 October 1930) was a Chilean farmer, businessman and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Santiago from 1903 to 1909.
A member of the Liberal Party and later the National Party, he also served as mayor of several communes in Santiago Province.
Early life
Besa was born in Santiago in 1849, the son of politician José Besa and Tránsito Navarro Larraín. He studied at the Instituto Nacional before devoting himself to agricultural and commercial activities.
He married Elvira Vicuña Rozas, with whom he had eleven children.
Political career
Besa was initially a member of the Liberal Party and later joined the National Party.
Before entering Congress, he served as mayor of Renca in 1893 and later became the first mayor of Barrancas, serving until 1902. He subsequently served as mayor of Santiago.
Besa was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Santiago for the 1903–1906 legislative term. He was reelected for the same constituency for the 1906–1909 term. During his second term, he served as First Vice President of the Chamber from 16 October 1907 to 19 November 1908 and was a member of the Public Instruction Committee.
Outside politics, Besa was associated with fire companies in Valparaíso and Santiago and was named an honorary member of the First Fire Company of Santiago in 1911. He was also one of the organizers of the Caja Municipal de Retiro around 1917.
Besa died in Santiago on 27 October 1930, aged 81.