Ismael Tocornal

Ismael Tocornal
Ismael Tocornal
Born	April 5, 1850; Santiago, Chile
Died	October 6, 1929 (aged 79); Santiago, Chile

Last updated November 17, 2024

Ismael Tocornal y Tocornal, GCMG (April 5, 1850 - October 6, 1929) was a Chilean politician and diplomat, and the first Governor of the Central Bank of Chile.^[1]

He was born in Santiago, the son of Manuel Antonio Tocornal y Grez and of Mercedes Ignacia Tocornal y Velasco. He completed his studies in the Colegio San Ignacio and at the Instituto Nacional. Trucco then attended the University of Chile, where he graduated as a lawyer on June 20, 1873. Early in his life he dedicated most of his time to his Hacienda San José in Puente Alto. Ismael Tocornal married Leonor Cazotte y Alcalde, and together they had one son. After the death of his first wife, he married a second time with Josefina Matte y Pérez, and they had one son, Domingo Tocornal Matte.

Tocornal joined the Radical Party of Chile and he was elected supplementary deputy for "La Victoria" (1879-1882), and reelected, this time as proprietary deputy for the same area (1882-1885). In 1891 was elected deputy for "Melipilla and La Victoria" (1891-1894) and in 1897 deputy for "Cauquenes and Constitución" (1897-1900). He was elected President of the Chamber of deputies on June 9, 1897, position he held until July 2, 1898.

President Germán Riesco appointed him Minister of Industry and Public Works, position he held from September 18, 1901 until November 18 of the same year, when he was reappointed as Minister of the Interior, until May 6, 1902. President Pedro Montt appointed him again as Minister of the Interior between September 15, 1909 and June 17, 1910, same as Presidents Ramón Barros Luco between January 23 and May 20, 1912; Juan Luis Sanfuentes between July 14 and September 11, 1917 and Arturo Alessandri between November 3, 1921 and March 22, 1922.

In 1915, Tocornal was elected a Senator for "Ñuble" (1915-1921). On June 3, 1918 was elected President of the Senate, position he held until September 8, 1919. In 1919 he was designated as Especial Ambassador to the United Kingdom and headed the delegation that returned the courtesy visit of Especial Ambassador Maurice de Bunsen. During that visit, King George V appointed him Knight Grand Cross (GCMG) of the Order of St Michael and St George.

In 1920, he was part of the tribunal of honor that decided the result of the presidential election between Arturo Alessandri and Luis Barros Borgoño. On June 26, 1922 he was once again elected as a Senator, this time for "Santiago", where he remained until 1924. At the creation of the Central Bank of Chile in 1925, Tocornal was appointed its first Governor, a position he retained until his death in Santiago in 1929, at the age of 79.

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References

↑ Banco Central de Chile. "Nómina de autoridades del Banco Central de Chile desde su fundación" (PDF). www.bcentral.cl. Retrieved 2020-05-01.

Official biography (in Spanish)

Political offices
Preceded by Eduardo Charme	President of the Senate 1918-1919	Succeeded by Luis Claro Solar
Government offices
Preceded by Joaquín Fernández	Minister of Industry and Public Works 1901	Succeeded by Rafael Orrego
Preceded by Ramón Barros Luco	Minister of the Interior 1901-1902	Succeeded by Ramón Barros Luco
Preceded by Enrique Rodríguez	Minister of the Interior 1909-1910	Succeeded by Agustín Edwards Mac Clure
Preceded by Abraham Ovalle	Minister of the Interior 1912	Succeeded by Guillermo Rivera
Preceded by Enrique Zañartu Prieto	Minister of the Interior 1917	Succeeded by Eliodoro Yáñez
Preceded by Héctor Arancibia	Minister of the Interior 1921-1922	Succeeded by Jorge Matte
Preceded by Position created	Governor of Central Bank 1926 - 1929	Succeeded by Emiliano Figueroa

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[bankpresidents-1] Banco Central de Chile. "Nómina de autoridades del Banco Central de Chile desde su fundación" (PDF). www.bcentral.cl. Retrieved 2020-05-01.

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Ismael Tocornal

Born	(1850-04-05)April 5, 1850 Santiago, Chile
Died	October 6, 1929(1929-10-06) (aged 79) Santiago, Chile