Armando Alarcón del Canto

Armando Alarcón del Canto (6 May 1895–?) was a Chilean military officer, agriculturist and politician who served as a deputy of the Republic during the late 1930s.

Biography Alarcón del Canto was born in Chillán on 6 May 1895, the son of Matías Alarcón Robles and Juana Isabel del Canto y Lantaño. He married first Pilar Manzano Ezquerra, with whom he had one child, and later Magdalena Manzano Ezquerra.

He studied at the Military School and pursued a military career until 1932, retiring with the rank of major. After leaving the army, he engaged in agricultural activities as the owner of the Marimaura estate in San Javier. He also served as a councillor of the Agricultural Credit Fund and of the Agricultural Exploitation Board, and from March 1948 was director of the Southern Agricultural Society.

Political career He was a member of the Radical Party of Chile. In 1938 he served as a councillor of the Municipality of Concepción and later as Intendant of the same city between 1942 and 1946.

Following the death of Deputy Sebastián Melo Hermosilla, Alarcón del Canto was sworn in on 10 May 1939 as deputy for the 17th Departmental Grouping (Tomé, Concepción, Talcahuano, Yumbel and Coronel), serving until the end of the 1937–1941 legislative period. During his parliamentary term, he was a member of the Standing Committee on National Defense.

Later activities He was appointed director of the Concepción Jockey Club in June 1947 and became president of the Concepción Club in October 1948. In April 1950, he was designated director of the University of Concepción. He was also a member of the National Agricultural Society (SNA).