Eufrosino Casal
Eufrosino Casal Hidalgo (13 July 1870 – ?) was a Chilean politician and lawyer affiliated with the Radical Party.
He served as Deputy of the Republic for Cauquenes and Constitución for two consecutive legislative periods between 1897 and 1903.
Biography
Casal was born in San Fernando on 13 July 1870, the son of Antonio Casal Villasuso and Gertrudis Hidalgo Guzmán. He studied at Colegio San Ignacio between 1881 and 1882 and later at the Instituto Nacional. He subsequently studied law at the University of Chile and qualified as a lawyer on 27 December 1893.
Outside politics, Casal served as manager of the Banco Popular Hipotecario and as a director of industrial and mining companies. He also attended international exhibitions in St. Louis, Paris and Liège.
Political career
A member of the Radical Party, Casal was elected Deputy for Cauquenes and Constitución for the 1897–1900 legislative period and was reelected for the 1900–1903 term.
During his parliamentary service, he was a member of the Ecclesiastical Affairs Committee, the Elections and Petitions Committee and the Finance Committee.