Julio Garcés
Julio César Garcés Vera (10 December 1865 – 6 November 1942) was a Chilean lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
A member of the Radical Party, Garcés represented Coelemu and Talcahuano from 1912 to 1915. During his term, he was a member of the Permanent Commission of Legislation and Justice and the Special Commission on Municipal Reform. He also served on the Radical Party's parliamentary committee.
From 15 September to 17 December 1914, Garcés served as Minister of Industry, Public Works and Railways.
He was reelected to the Chamber for the 1915–1918 term, this time representing Chillán.
Biography
Garcés was born in Cobquecura on 10 December 1865, the son of José Agustín Garcés Reyes and Clotilde Vera Alarcón. He studied humanities at the Seminario and the Liceo de Concepción. He later studied law in Concepción, obtaining a bachelor's degree in Law and Political Science in 1887, and completed his studies at the University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer on 3 August 1888.
During the Chilean Civil War of 1891, he actively opposed President José Manuel Balmaceda and served on the board of the Club de la Juventud Independiente.
In 1892, Garcés was appointed judge of the Department of Lautaro, serving for five years. He later established himself in Concepción, where he practiced law and served for fifteen years as counsel to the Compañía de Lota y Coronel. He also represented the Banco Alemán Transatlántico and several other commercial institutions.
He taught Civil Law in the university section of Concepción for two terms and served for three terms as a member of the local Board of Charity.
In 1918, Garcés entered the diplomatic service and was appointed minister to Central America. He remained in several Central American cities for six years before leaving diplomacy in 1924 and returning to Chile.
He died in Santiago on 6 November 1942.