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Montt (PEDRO President of Chile born)

PEDRO, President of Chile, born in 1846. When 26 he was elected deputy, and continued to hold his seat in the Chamber till after 1900, acting sometimes as speaker, and occasionally with a seat in the Cabinet. In 1886 he was Minister of Justice and Public Instruction, and after that Minister of Industry. Following the deposition of President Balmaceda he was sent to Washington to represent Chile, and on his return became Minister of the Interior. In 1906, MONUMENT PARK 298 MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE after a previous unsuccessful candidacy, ton in 1850; settled in Chicago, Ill., in he was elected President. He reorganized 1856, and there built up a mission Sunthe finances of the country, remodeled day-school with more than 1,000 pupils. the army and navy, extended railroads, improved the educational system, and gave his support to the principle of arbitration in international disputes. He died in Bremen, Germany, in 1910, whither he had gone for medical treatment.