Famous People with Name Aylwin

Thomas Cushing Aylwin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Cushing Aylwin: was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure.In 1841, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Portneuf; he was reelected in 1844 and 1848 for Quebec City. Aylwin served as solicitor general for Canada East from 1842 to 1843, resigning to protest Governor Sir Charles Metcalfe's refusal to consult the Executive Council on patronage appointments, and served again in the same post in 1848. Later in 1848, he resigned his seat to accept an appointment as judge in the Court of Queen’s Bench. Aylwin resigned from the bench in 1868 after suffering a stroke.

María Paz Bascuñán Aylwin            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

María Paz Bascuñán Aylwin: is a Chilean theatre, film and television actress. She is the grand-daughter of former Chilean president Patricio Aylwin Azócar and Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic. She is of Irish, Basque, Croatian and Italian descent. In 2003, she switched to TVN, with the Soap Opera Puertas Adentro (2004) she took the role of the daughter of a businessman, Javiera Martinez, who falls in love with a normal guy Jonathan Cárdenas (Ricardo Fernández) and she becomes pregnant, Los Pincheira (2004), Los Capo (2005), Cómplices (2006) Corazón de María (2007) and more recently on Viuda Alegre (2008).