José Rafael Larraín Moxó (born 16 February 1813 – 28 December 1892) was a Chilean

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

, farmer, businessman and banker. Elected senator for

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

for four terms from 1855 to 1882, he was also

president of the Senate of Chile The president of the Senate of Chile is the presiding officer of the Senate of Chile. The position comes after the Ministers of State in the line of succession of the President of Chile in case of temporary incapacitation or vacancy, according t ...

from 1864 to 1867. A co-founder of the National Agricultural Society, he was its director and president from 1845 to 1847, and from 1875 to 1893. In 1859, he co-founded a credit institution, the Banco de Chile, and became president of the Bank of Valparaiso in 1874 and later the National Bank. A member of the Conservative Party, he was its president from 1884 to 1885. On 19 October 1839, he married Victoria Prieto Warnes, the daughter of then-president

Joaquín Prieto Joaquín Prieto Vial (; August 20, 1786 – November 22, 1854) was a Chilean military and political figure. He was President of Chile between 1831 and 1841. Joaquín Prieto was of Spanish and Basque descent. Early life Prieto was one of fiv ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Larraín Moxó, Rafael 1813 births 1892 deaths Chilean people of Basque descent Chilean people of Catalan descent People from Maipo Province People from Viluco Presidents of the Senate of Chile Conservative Party (Chile) politicians Members of the Senate of Chile