Bernardino Bilbao Beyner

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Bernardino Bilbao Beyner
Member of Parliament, the Republic of Chile
In office
1823–1825
Preceded byRamón Vásquez de Novoa
Succeeded byJuan Albano Pereira de la Cruz
ConstituencyTalca, Curepto and Lontué
Member of Parliament, the Republic of Chile
In office
1825–1828
Preceded byAgustín Vial Santelices
Succeeded byAgustín Vial Santelices
ConstituencySantiago
Member of Parliament, the Republic of Chile
In office
1837–1840
Preceded byPedro Antonio Acuña
Succeeded byRamón Luis Irarrázaval Alcalde
ConstituencyPetorca y La Ligua
Personal details
Born1788
 Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
DiedSeptember 13, 1844
 Chile, Valparaíso, Chile
CitizenshipChile
Political partyChile Liberal Party
SpouseTrinidad Espinoza Plaza de los Reyes
OccupationPriest and Lawyer

Bernardino Bilbao Beyner (1788–1844) was a Chilean lawyer and politician. He was born in Santiago in 1788. He died in Valparaíso on September 13, 1844. He was the son of Francisco Bilbao and Doña Josefa Gonzalez Beyner Perez.

Education[edit]

He studied at el Seminario (1800) and graduated as a lawyer with the Royal Court, on December 10, 1810. He was ordained priest in 1813 and was curate of San Isidro. In 1814 he was an ecclesiastical prosecuting attorney.

Political career[edit]

He was elected Member of Parliament for Talca in 1823 and 1824, for Santiago in 1825 and reelected in 1827. During these four terms he joined the Police Commission and the Institutes of Public Charity and Mercy. He was president of the House of Representatives (1825-1826).

He was again elected Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party, representing Petorca, in 1837, joining, this time, the Standing Committee on Law and Justice and the Ecclesiastical Commission. In 1841 he was canon of Mercy for the Cathedral of Santiago.

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