Manuel Uribe Barra

Manuel Uribe Barra was a Chilean agriculturist and politician affiliated with the Radical Party.

Biography

Son of José Uribe Zúñiga and Francisca Barra Bizano, he married Berta Ortega Aguayo in 1920.
He studied at the Liceo de Concepción and dedicated himself to agricultural activities on the family estates “Tranaquepe” in Lumaco and “Huitranlebu” in Purén.
As a member of the Radical Party, he served as Governor of Traiguén and Mayor of the Municipality of Lumaco between 1925 and 1940. He was elected Deputy for the 20th Departamental Group —comprising Angol, Traiguén, Victoria and Collipulli— for the legislative period 1941–1945, serving on the Standing Committee on Mining and Industries. Reelected for the period 1945–1949, he participated in the Standing Committees on Finance and Interior Government.
He was a member of the National Agriculture Society and of the Traiguén Club.