Background
CLARO LASTARRIA, Samuel was born on September 4, 1873 in Santiago de Chile. Son of Lorenzo Claro and Lucinda Lastarria.
CLARO LASTARRIA, Samuel was born on September 4, 1873 in Santiago de Chile. Son of Lorenzo Claro and Lucinda Lastarria.
Minister of Justice and Public Instruction, 1906-1915. Of Finance, 1912-1922. Deputy, 19121924; Minister of War and Marine, 1921.
Chilean delegate to the Pan-American Financial Conference of Washington, District of Columbia, 1922.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1922. President of various legislative commissions (notably of budget and finance).
Director of banks, industrial and mining companies. Consulting attorney of the Tacna-Arica Plebiscite Commission, 1925.
Member of the same commission, 1926.
Chilean agent in the Tacna-Arica arbitration, 1926. Member of the legal firm Claro and Company.
Academia de Ciencias Económicas. Real Academia de Jurisprudencia. American Arbitration Association.
International High Commission (Chilean section).
Academy of Political Science of New New York Club de la Unión and Club Hipico of Santiago.
Author of numerous newspaper articles, parliamentary debates.
Married Celia Velasco de Claro. Children: Benjamin, Samuel, Celia, Rebeca, Lucinda, and Ana.
