Alejo Barrios
Alejo Barrios Contreras (1845 – 18 December 1909) was a Chilean politician and merchant affiliated with the National Party.
He served as Deputy of the Republic for five consecutive legislative periods between 1888 and 1903, representing Elqui, and later Valparaíso and Casablanca.
Biography
Barrios was born in Huasco in 1845, the son of Pedro Bautista Barrios Cortés and Carmen Contreras Muñoz. He married Manuela Herrera La Puerta on 17 February 1872; they had four daughters.
A merchant by profession, Barrios was also active in municipal politics in Valparaíso, where he served as a municipal councilor and mayor between 1888 and 1891.
Political career
A member of the National Party, Barrios was elected Deputy for Elqui for the 1888–1891 legislative period. During this term, he served on the Elections Committee.
He was subsequently elected Deputy for Valparaíso and Casablanca for four consecutive terms, serving from 1891 to 1894, 1894 to 1897, 1897 to 1900 and 1900 to 1903. During his parliamentary career, he served on the Government and Foreign Relations Committee, the Elections Committee, the Education and Charity Committee and the Internal Police Committee.
Barrios also served as Second Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies from 6 December 1892 to 29 April 1893. A member of the National Party, he was identified as Liberal-Coalitionist in 1901.