José Eusebio Barros Baeza Explained

José Eusebio Barros Baeza
Office:Parliamentary Representative, Republic of Chile
Term Start:1855
Term End:1858
Predecessor:Manuel José de Hurtado
Successor:Manuel García Banqueda
Constituency:Department of Bulnes and Department of Yungay
Office2:Parliamentary Representative, Republic of Chile
Term Start2:1858
Term End2:1861
Predecessor2:Juan Villar Prado
Successor2:Andrés Chacón Barry
Constituency2:Itata Province and Maule Province
Birth Date:1810
Birth Place:Santiago de Chile, Viceroyalty of Peru
Death Place:Santiago de Chile, Chile
Citizenship:Chile
Occupation:Lawyer
Party:National Party

José Eusebio Barros Baeza (1810–1881) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. He was born in Santiago in 1810. He died in the same city in 1881. He was the son of Don Antonio and Dona Barros Grez Deidamia Baeza de la Fuente.

Education

José Eusebio Barros Baeza studied at the Instituto Nacional (the National Institute), where he graduated as a lawyer in 1842. He first worked in the Municipality of Santiago, then went to the Ministry of Justice, Culture and Education, as Secretary (1846).

Political life

A follower of Manuel Montt, Baeza first campaigned for the Conservatives then later moved over to the National Party, of which he was elected deputy by Bulnes (1855-1858) and by Itata (1858-1861). During these periods he integrated the Standing Committee on Education and Welfare.

He was secretary of the Chamber of Deputies (1855-1856). He was later a member of the Chilean Legation in Rio de Janeiro (1863) and Guatemala (1868). He became Minister of the Court of Appeals of Santiago in 1870.