Víctor Álamos
Víctor Álamos Lamas was a Chilean politician and agriculturalist who served as deputy of the Republic.
Biography
Álamos Lamas was born in Concepción, Chile. He was the son of Carlos Álamos Lantaño and Efigenia Lamas Benavente.
He studied at the Seminario de Concepción.
He devoted himself to agricultural activities in the locality of Linares. Together with his father-in-law, Salvador Izquierdo, he operated the Santa Inés estate in Nos.
He married Raquel Izquierdo Matte.
Political career
Álamos Lamas was a member of the Liberal Party.
He served as mayor (alcalde) of the Municipality of Linares.
He was elected deputy for the Seventeenth Departmental District (Puchacay, Rere and Lautaro) for the 1930–1932 legislative period. During that term, he served on the Standing Committees on Industry and Commerce and on Labor and Social Welfare.
He was later re-elected deputy for the Twenty-third Departmental Grouping (Llanquihue, Puerto Varas and Aysén) for the 1937–1941 period. He served on the Standing Committees on Agriculture and Colonization and on Internal Police.
As a parliamentarian, he promoted irrigation legislation.
Other activities
He was a member of the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura and of the Club Hípico de Santiago.