In the political history of Chile, Arturo Alessandri is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Arturo Alessandri as Chilean politician and President (1868–1950).
Arturo Alessandri was born at Longaví in 1868. His recorded nationality is Chile. He was educated at University of Chile and Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Santiago.
The nineteenth century produced mass politics - parties, newspapers, franchises that widened by inches - and empire on a scale never seen before.
The offices held were deputy of Chile, President of Chile (1920–1924) and president of the Senate of Chile.
His political affiliation is recorded as Liberal Party.
What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
Recognition followed: Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword, Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog, Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge (1922) and Grand Cross of the Order of Merit.
That the career was made in Chile is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Arturo Alessandri died in 1950, aged 82. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- deputy of Chile
- President of Chile (1920–1924)
- president of the Senate of Chile
- President of Chile (1925–1925)
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge — 1922
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
- Educated at University of Chile and Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Santiago
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