Background
Manuel Montt was born on September 5, 1809 in Petorca, Chile.
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Manuel Montt
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He studied law at the National Institute in Santiago and was rector of that institution from 1835 to 1840.
Career
Montt distinguished himself by his courage in the crisis that followed upon Portales' assassination in 1837, though only holding a subordinate post in the government, and afterwards he held several ministerial offices, and during the presidency (1841 - 1851) of Bulnes he became minister of justice and public instruction, and later of the interior.
He was ably assisted by his minister of the interior Antonio Varas, and it was from the union of the two statesmen that the well-known ultra-conservative faction, the Montt-Varistas, took their name.
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Connections
His son Jorje (b. 1846) was president of Chile in 1891- 1896, and a younger son, Pedro (d. 1910), in 1906-1910.
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Nationality
Chilean -
Political Party
Conservative, National