Elías Errázuriz Larraín

Elías Errázuriz Larraín (15 June 1884 – 1964) was a Chilean lawyer and politician who served as member of the Chamber of Deputies.

Biography He was born in Santiago on 15 June 1884, son of Elías Errázuriz Echaurren and Carmela Larraín Valdés. He remained unmarried.

He studied at Colegio San Ignacio and at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He was admitted to the bar on 8 October 1908; his thesis was titled Algunas observaciones sobre la servidumbre.

He practiced law in Santiago. From 1913 to 1922 he served in the diplomatic service. In 1915 he was appointed Chargé d'Affaires in Cuba for two years; in 1917 he held the same position in Argentina for three months; and later in Belgium for two years, until late 1920. He was secretary of the Chilean delegation to the League of Nations between 1920 and 1921.

He served as director of the Caja de Crédito Hipotecario and was its president in 1952. In 1953 he was appointed ambassador to France. He also contributed to the press on political matters.

He was a member of the Conservative Party. On 10 March 1925 he was deported by the Government Junta presided over by Emilio Bello Codesido; in 1927 he was again included on a deportation list but was later granted amnesty.

He was founder of the Patronato Santa Filomena. He received the decoration of Commander of the Order of the Crown of Belgium and the Cuban Red Cross. He was member of the Club de la Unión from 1906 and of the Club Hípico.

He died in Santiago in 1964.

Political career He was elected deputy for Santiago for the 1924–1927 period and served on the Permanent Commission of Interior Police. Congress was dissolved in 1924 by decree of the Government Junta.

He was re-elected deputy for the 7th Departamental Grouping of Santiago for the 1926–1930 period and served on the Permanent Commission of Foreign Affairs.

He was elected again for the same 7th Departamental Grouping for the 1930–1934 period, joining the Chamber on 28 October 1931 in replacement of Deputy Santiago Wilson, who had been appointed minister of State. The revolutionary movement that broke out on 4 June 1932 decreed, on 6 June, the dissolution of Congress.