Julio César Garcés
Julio César Garcés Vera (10 December 1866 – 6 November 1942) was a Chilean lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and as Minister of Industry, Public Works and Railways.
Born in Cobquecura, he was the son of José Agustín Garcés Reyes and Clotilde Vera Alarcón. He studied humanities at the Seminary and the Liceo de Concepción, and later studied law, obtaining a bachelor's degree in Law and Political Science in 1887. He completed his studies at the University of Chile and qualified as a lawyer on 3 August 1888. He subsequently practiced law in Concepción and served for five years as judge of the Department of Lautaro.
A member of the Radical Party, Garcés served on its national leadership and was elected deputy for Coelemu and Talcahuano for the 1912–1915 legislative period. During this term, he was a member of the Permanent Commission of Legislation and Justice and the Special Commission on Municipal Reform. He was reelected for Chillán for the 1915–1918 term and also served as a member of the Radical Party's parliamentary committee.
Garcés served as Minister of Industry, Public Works and Railways from 15 September to 17 December 1914. In 1918, he entered the diplomatic service as a Chilean minister in Central America, remaining in the region for six years before returning to Chile in 1924.
He died in Santiago on 6 November 1942.