Juan Canessa

Juan Canessa Oneto (born 20 August 1891 – died 15 October 1961) was a Chilean politician and lawyer who served as deputy of the Republic.

Biography Canessa Oneto was born in Valparaíso, Chile, on 20 August 1891. He was the son of Juan Segundo Canessa and Rosalba Onetto.

He studied at the College of the Sacred Hearts of Valparaíso, where he later pursued law studies. He was sworn in as a lawyer on 11 May 1916. His law thesis was titled Sobre contrato de seguros contra incendio.

He practiced law in Valparaíso. He served as an associate justice (ministro integrante) of the Court of Appeals of that city, was a contributor to the newspaper El Chileno, and served as director of the insurance company La Italia.

He married Josefina Natoli Napoli in Valparaíso on 13 September 1919, with whom he had one daughter.

Political career Canessa was a member of the Conservative Party.

In the parliamentary elections of 1937, he was elected Deputy for the Sixth Departmental Grouping (Valparaíso and Quillota), serving during the 1937–1941 legislative period. During his term, he acted as substitute member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations and was a member of the Standing Committee on National Defense.

Canessa died in Viña del Mar, Chile, on 15 October 1961.