Alberto Edwards

Alberto Edwards
Born (1874-11-25)25 November 1874
Valparaíso, Chile
Died (1932-04-03)3 April 1932
Santiago, Chile
Occupation Politician, lawyer and historian

Luis Alberto Edwards Vives[1] (1874 in Valparaíso – 1932 in Santiago) was a Chilean historian, nationalist politician and lawyer. He was a member of the influential Edwards family.

His most famous work was La fronda aristocrática en Chile (1928), in which analyses the history of Chile in the 19th century as a conflict between the authoritarian state and the aristocracy.[2]

Politician

He was member of the National (Montt-Varist) Party, and was deputy from 1909 to 1912 representing Valparaíso and Casablanca. In 1915 he founded Nationalist Party along with Francisco Antonio Encina and Guillermo Subercaseaux.[1]

Edwards served as a Minister of Finance in the presidency of Emiliano Figueroa Larraín from November 1926 to February 1927. During the government of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo he headed several Ministries: Education from October 1930 to April 1931; Foreign Affairs in July 1931; and Justice in late 1931.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Luis Alberto Edwards Vives". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Alberto Edwards: La Fronda Aristocrática en Chile". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2015.



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