Juan Osorio Gómez

Juan Osorio Gómez (13 June 1890 – 10 November 1957) was a Chilean politician, merchant, and agriculturalist who served as deputy of the Republic.

Biography Osorio Gómez was born in Castro, Chile, on 13 June 1890. He was the son of Juan Osorio and Tránsito Gómez.

He studied at the Escuela Superior de Castro and later at the Army Non-Commissioned Officers School (Escuela de Suboficiales del Ejército).

He worked as a merchant and agriculturalist until 1937. He married Purísima Ruiz Gómez in Valdivia on 10 September 1917, with whom he had eight children.

Professional career From 1942 to 1955, and again in 1957, he served as an official of the Superintendence of Supplies and Prices (Superintendencia de Abastecimientos y Precios).

Political career Osorio Gómez joined the Democratic Party in 1920. He served the party as director, secretary, vice president, and president on two occasions.

He participated in local social activities, including service as a member of the neighborhood council (Junta de Vecinos) of Valdivia in 1933. He was elected councillor (regidor) of the Municipality of Valdivia in 1935.

He was elected deputy for the Twenty-second Departmental Grouping (Valdivia, La Unión, Río Bueno and Osorno) for the 1937–1941 legislative period. During his term, he acted as substitute member of the Standing Committee on Internal Government and served on the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization.

Other activities He founded the Retail Merchants Society (Sociedad de Comerciantes Minoristas) and the Chamber of Merchants, including cooperative stores for its members. He was founder and president of the Association of Retired Non-Commissioned Officers and a member of the Sociedad La Fraternal.