José Ignacio Eyzaguirre
José Ignacio Eyzaguirre Arechavala (31 July 1779 – 11 June 1848) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. He served as Minister of Finance under Ramón Freire in 1825, represented several constituencies in Congress, and was president of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from 1841 to 1842.
Education
Eyzaguirre was born in Santiago on 31 July 1779, the son of Domingo de Eyzaguirre y Escutusolo and María Rosa de Arechavala y Alday. His brothers included the politicians Agustín Eyzaguirre, Domingo Eyzaguirre and José Alejo Eyzaguirre. In 1810, he married María Mercedes Portales Palazuelos.
He studied at the Royal University of San Felipe, obtaining a bachelor's degree in canon and civil law on 13 August 1798. He qualified as a lawyer on 23 November 1801.
Political career
Eyzaguirre participated in the early Chilean independence movement and signed the Provisional Constitutional Regulation of 1812 as an official of the Royal Mint. In 1823, he represented Valdivia in the General Constituent Congress and signed the Constitution of that year. He also participated in the provincial assemblies of Santiago during the 1820s.
Under Ramón Freire, he served as Minister of Finance from 22 February to 6 May 1825 and briefly as provisional Minister of the Navy in March 1825.
Eyzaguirre was elected substitute deputy for Castro and Ancud for the 1831–1834 legislative period, serving as vice president of the Chamber of Deputies in June 1833. He subsequently served in the Senate of Chile from 1834 to 1837, participating in committees concerned with government, justice and legislation.
He returned to the Chamber of Deputies as representative for Santiago, serving consecutive terms from 1840 to 1846. He was vice president of the Chamber in 1840 and its president from 5 July 1841 to 4 July 1842, succeeding Joaquín Tocornal and preceding Juan Manuel Cobo Gutiérrez.
In addition to his parliamentary career, Eyzaguirre served as a senior Treasury official and was appointed to the Council of State by President José Joaquín Prieto in May 1833. His appointment was confirmed by President Manuel Bulnes in 1841, and he remained active in the council until June 1845.
Eyzaguirre died on 11 June 1848.