Macario Vial Guzmán (1832–1895) was a Chilean lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Industry and Public Works under President José Manuel Balmaceda in 1890.
Early life Vial was a son of politician Juan de Dios Vial del Río and María Jesús Guzmán Ortúzar. He studied at the University of Chile and qualified as a lawyer on 18 July 1857.
He married Rita Carvallo Ureta in Santiago on 25 July 1863.
Political career During the presidency of José Manuel Balmaceda, Vial was appointed Minister of Industry and Public Works on 7 August 1890, succeeding José Miguel Valdés. He remained in office until 15 October 1890, when he was succeeded by Eulogio Allendes Álvarez de Toledo.
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