Agustín Edwards Mac-Clure
| Agustín Edwards | |
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| Born |
June 17, 1878 Santiago, Chile |
| Died |
June 18, 1941 (aged 63) Santiago, Chile |
Agustín Edwards Mac-Clure (June 17, 1878 – June 18, 1941) was a Chilean lawyer, diplomat and businessman, and founder of the Santiago edition of El Mercurio newspaper.
Agustín Edwards was born in Santiago, the son of Agustín Edwards Ross and of Luisa McClure Ossandón. In 1900 he founded the Santiago edition of El Mercurio newspaper, using the same name of the newspaper he inherited from his father and that was published in Valparaíso. He also wrote and published some history books: My Native Land, published in English; El Alba and Cuatro Presidentes de Chile, that refer to the administrations of presidents Prieto, Bulnes, Montt and Pérez.
He was a member of the lower house of the Chilean National Congress for four consecutive periods, between 1900 and 1910, representing the Partido Nacional. He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cult and Colonization during the presidency of Germán Riesco, and again during the presidency of Pedro Montt, under whom was also named Interior Minister. In 1910 he was named a Plenipotentiary to Great Britain, and had a very important participation in the negotiations with Peru, with respect to the plesbicite that was to solve the question of the property of Tacna and Arica.
He was elected President of the General Assembly of the League of Nations from 1922 until 1923.[1]
As executor of the will of businessman and philanthropist Federico Santa María Carrera, he founded the University that still bears his name.
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- ↑ Assembly Meeting Time Magazine retrieved May 16, 2008
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Máximo del Campo |
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cult and Colonization 1903 |
Succeeded by Rafael Sotomayor Gaete |
| Preceded by Luis Antonio Vergara |
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cult and Colonization 1905 |
Succeeded by Federico Puga |
| Preceded by José Rafael Balmaceda |
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cult and Colonization 1909 - 1910 |
Succeeded by Luis Izquierdo |
| Preceded by Ismael Tocornal |
Minister of the Interior 1910 |
Succeeded by Elías Fernández |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Herman Adriaan van Karnebeek |
President of the League of Nations 1922-1923 |
Succeeded by Cosme de la Torriente |