Agustín Lazcano
Agustín Lazcano Echaurren (28 August 1852 – 8 August 1921) was a Chilean politician and farmer affiliated with the Liberal Democratic Party.
He served as Deputy of the Republic for four legislative periods between 1891 and 1903, representing Lautaro, Antofagasta, Taltal and Tocopilla, and later Valdivia and La Unión.
Biography
Lazcano was born in Santiago on 28 August 1852, the son of Fernando Lazcano Mujica and Dolores Echaurren Larraín. He married Josefina Valdés Eastman, with whom he had fourteen children.
He studied at the Instituto Nacional and later pursued law studies at university, but did not complete them. He subsequently devoted himself to agriculture and expanded his family's agricultural holdings.
Political career
Lazcano entered politics shortly before the Chilean Civil War of 1891. In 1890, he participated as a delegate for Elqui in the convention held to select a presidential candidate. Shortly before the Battle of Placilla, he was appointed an aide to President José Manuel Balmaceda.
In 1892, he participated in the reorganization of the Liberal Democratic Party and helped found the newspaper La República, which was destroyed by fire that same year. He also attended the party's convention in Talca and became a member of its leadership.
Lazcano served as Deputy for Lautaro in the Constituent Congress of 1891, where he was a member of the Hygiene Committee. He later represented Antofagasta, Taltal and Tocopilla for two consecutive terms from 1894 to 1900 and served on the Elections Committee.
He was subsequently elected Deputy for Valdivia and La Unión for the 1900–1903 legislative period. During this term, he served as Second Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies from 2 June to 11 July 1900 and was a member of the Ecclesiastical Affairs and War and Navy committees.