Camilo Prieto Concha

Camilo Prieto Concha
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 May 1941 – 15 May 1953
Constituency12th Departamental Group
Personal details
Born(1897-06-18)18 June 1897
Santiago, Chile
Died17 January 1965(1965-01-17) (aged 67)
Santiago, Chile
PartyConservative Party
SpouseCarmen Sánchez Dávila
Alma materUniversity of Chile
OccupationLawyer, politician

Camilo Prieto Concha (18 June 1897 – 17 January 1965) was a Chilean conservative lawyer, landowner, and politician who served as Deputy for the 12th Departamental Group (Talca, Curepto and Lontué) between 1941 and 1953.[1]

Biography

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Prieto Concha was born in Santiago on 18 June 1897, the son of Joaquín Prieto Hurtado and Lucía Concha Subercaseaux.[1] He married Carmen Sánchez Dávila in 1925.[1]

He studied at the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, receiving his law degree in 1925 with the thesis “De las tutelas y curadurías, nuestras prácticas y jurisprudencia.”[1] He devoted much of his life to agricultural activities, managing estates in Paine and Molina.[1]

Political career

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A member of the Conservative Party, Prieto Concha was elected Deputy for the 12th Departamental Group (Talca, Curepto and Lontué) for the 1941–1945 term, serving on the Standing Committee on Economy and Trade.[1]

He was reelected for the 1945–1949 and 1949–1953 terms, taking part in the Standing Committees on Finance and on Constitution, Legislation and Justice.[1]

He died in Santiago on 17 January 1965 as a result of a heart attack.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Camilo Prieto Concha – Reseña biográfica". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

Further reading

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  • Castillo Infante, Fernando (1996). Diccionario Histórico y Biográfico de Chile (6th ed.). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Zig-Zag.
  • Ramón Folch, Armando de (1999). Biografías de Chilenos: Miembros de los Poderes Ejecutivos, Legislativo y Judicial (2nd ed.). Santiago, Chile: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile.
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