Juan Escala

Juan Escala Garnham (28 December 1900 – 28 November 1946) was a Chilean liberal politician and business executive.

Biography Escala Garnham was born in Parral, Chile, on 28 December 1900. He was the son of Moisés Escala and Rosa Garnham.

He studied at the College of the French Fathers in Valparaíso and later at the Seminary San Rafael of the same city.

He worked as secretary of the Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores from 1918. In his youth, he served as purser for the Naval Transport Company, later becoming its director. He also worked at Garnham, Rowe y Compañía.

He married Blanca Candon Besoain, with whom he had nine children: María Blanca, María Rosa, María Cristina, María Zulema, Juan Antonio, María Clara, Margarita María, María Ester and Julio César.

Political career Escala Garnham was a member of the Liberal Party. He served as director of the 3rd commune, was a member of the departmental board and acted as electoral chief in Valparaíso. At the municipal level, he served as a councillor of the Municipality of Valparaíso between 1942 and 1943.

He was elected Deputy for the 6th Departmental Group —Valparaíso and Quillota— for the 1945–1946 term. During his parliamentary service, he sat on the Standing Committees on National Defense and on Roads and Public Works.

Escala Garnham died in Valparaíso on 28 November 1946. Following his death, he was replaced in the Chamber of Deputies by Fernando Durán Villarreal, who took office on 11 February 1947.