José Miguel Iñiguez Tagle (1879 – 11 September 1935) was a Chilean lawyer, agriculturalist and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
A member of the Conservative Party, Iñiguez represented La Victoria and Melipilla from 1912 to 1915. During his term, he was a member of the Permanent Commission of Public Assistance and Worship.
Biography Iñiguez was born in Santiago in 1879, the son of José Miguel Iñiguez Iñiguez and Juana Francisca Tagle Plaza de los Reyes. He studied humanities privately and later attended Colegio San Ignacio. He studied law at the University of Chile and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, qualifying as a lawyer in 1901.
He became active in Catholic educational and social organizations, particularly those concerned with workers' education and welfare. He served for many years as director of the Society of Saint Thomas Aquinas and participated in the Society for Instruction and Housing for Workers, the Federation of Catholic Works and other charitable organizations. He also directed several Catholic schools.
In Melipilla, Iñiguez served as president of the Conservative Party for six years and was also a member of the party's national general board. As an agriculturalist, he introduced modern farming practices on his properties based on techniques he had observed during travels in Europe.
He also collaborated with the National Agricultural Society (SNA) and participated in the First Convention of the Conservative Youth in 1913.
Iñiguez died in Santiago on 11 September 1935.
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