Juan José Valenzuela
Juan José Valenzuela Larenas (died 16 June 1907) was a Chilean lawyer, farmer and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Rere and Puchacay from 1906 until his death in 1907. He was a member of the Radical Party.
Early life
Valenzuela was born in Concepción. He completed his primary and secondary education there and later studied law at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer.
He married his second cousin Margarita Osses Larenas, with whom he had one son, Horacio Valenzuela Osses.
Valenzuela travelled to Europe by ship and remained there for six years, during which he studied and worked. After returning to Chile, he settled in Rere and devoted himself to agriculture, eventually owning three estates in the area.
Political career
A member of the Radical Party, Valenzuela was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Rere and Puchacay for the 1906–1909 legislative term. He served on the Permanent Industry Committee.
Valenzuela was also a member of Freemasonry.
He died in Concepción on 16 June 1907, before completing his parliamentary term. Emiliano Figueroa entered the Chamber as his replacement on 12 August 1907.