Rafael Larraín Moxó | |
Birth Date: | 1813 2, df=y |
Birth Place: | Buin, Chile |
Death Place: | Santiago, Chile |
Nationality: | Chilean |
Office1: | President of the Senate of the Republic of Chile |
Term Start1: | 1864 |
Term End1: | June 1864 |
Predecessor1: | Manuel José Cerda |
Successor1: | Manuel Antonio Tocornal Grez |
Party: | Conservative Party |
Occupation: | Politician |
José Rafael Larraín Moxó (born 16 February 1813 – 28 December 1892) was a Chilean politician, farmer, businessman and banker. Elected senator for Santiago for four terms from 1855 to 1882, he was also president of the Senate of Chile from 1864 to 1867.[1] A co-founder of the National Agricultural Society, he was its director and president from 1845 to 1847, and from 1875 to 1893. In 1859, he co-founded a credit institution, the Banco de Chile, and became president of the Bank of Valparaiso in 1874 and later the National Bank. A member of the Conservative Party, he was its president from 1884 to 1885.[2]
On 19 October 1839, he married Victoria Prieto Warnes, the daughter of then-president Joaquín Prieto.[3]