Darío Sánchez
Darío Sánchez Massenlli (1840 – 31 January 1934) was a Chilean farmer, merchant and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and as a senator for Valdivia Province.
A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Sánchez represented Rancagua, Quillota, and Rere and Puchacay in the Chamber of Deputies before serving in the Senate from 1906 to 1912.
Early life
Sánchez was born in Santiago in 1840 to Antonio Sánchez Laynes and María del Milagro Massenlli de la Guarda. He studied at the Instituto Nacional and later at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, where he studied until 1869 without obtaining a degree.
He married Amelia Vickers Valdivieso, with whom he had children. Outside politics, Sánchez worked as a farmer and merchant.
Political career
Sánchez was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Rancagua for the 1876–1879 term. He later returned to the Chamber for the same constituency for the 1882–1885 period, presenting his credentials on 2 June 1883.
In 1891, Sánchez served as deputy for Quillota. He later became a presumptive deputy for Rere and Puchacay for the 1897–1900 parliamentary period, but left the seat on 1 July 1897 when Manuel Antonio Prieto assumed office.
Sánchez subsequently represented Rere and Puchacay for two consecutive terms, from 1900 to 1903 and from 1903 to 1906.
In 1906, he was elected to the Senate for Valdivia Province, serving until 1912.
Sánchez was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He died on 31 January 1934.