Campos Sales

His Excellency Campos Sales

4th President of Brazil

In office 15 November 1898 – 15 November 1902

Diplomatic officesAmbassador of Brazil to ArgentinaIn office 14 April 1912 – 6 July 1912Nominated byHermes da FonsecaPreceded byPereira da Costa MotaSucceeded bySousa Dantas

Diplomatic offices

Ambassador of Brazil to Argentina

In office 14 April 1912 – 6 July 1912

Nominated byHermes da Fonseca

Preceded byPereira da Costa Mota

Succeeded bySousa Dantas

Executive officesPresident of São PauloIn office 1 May 1896 – 31 October 1897Vice PresidentPeixoto GomidePreceded byPeixoto GomideSucceeded byPeixoto GomideMinister of JusticeIn office 18 November 1889 – 22 January 1891PresidentDeodoro da FonsecaPreceded byCândido de OliveiraSucceeded byBaron of Lucena

Executive offices

President of São Paulo

In office 1 May 1896 – 31 October 1897

Vice PresidentPeixoto Gomide

Preceded byPeixoto Gomide

Succeeded byPeixoto Gomide

Minister of Justice

In office 18 November 1889 – 22 January 1891

PresidentDeodoro da Fonseca

Preceded byCândido de Oliveira

Succeeded byBaron of Lucena

Legislative offices1912–1913Senator1909–1912Senator1891–1896Senator1888–1889Provincial Deputy1885–1886General Deputy1882–1883Provincial Deputy

Legislative offices

1912–1913Senator

1909–1912Senator

1891–1896Senator

1888–1889Provincial Deputy

1885–1886General Deputy

1882–1883Provincial Deputy

Personal details

BornManoel Ferraz de Campos Sales (1841-02-15)15 February 1841 Campinas, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil

Died28 June 1913(1913-06-28) (aged 72) Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

PartyLiberal (1863–1873) PRP (1873–1913)

SpouseAna Gabriela de Campos Sales (m. 1865)

Children10

Alma materFaculty of Law of Largo de São Francisco

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Manoel Ferraz de Campos Sales (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [manuˈɛwfeˈʁazdʒiˈkɐ̃pusˈsalis]; 15 February 1841 – 28 June 1913) was a Brazilian lawyer, coffee farmer, and politician who served as the fourth president of Brazil.

Early life and Political Career

He was born in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, descended from a rich family of coffee planters. He graduated as a lawyer from the Faculdade de Direito do Largo de São Francisco, São Paulo, in 1863. He served as a provincial deputy of the state assembly of São Paulo three times, (1868-1869, 1882-1883, 1888-1889). He was a signatory of the Republican Manifesto of 1870, and one of the founders of the Paulista Republican Party (PRP). In 1888, he became president of the PRP Central Committee. After the Proclamation of the Republic, he was chosen by Deodoro da Fonseca to be Minister of justice (1889–1891), and senator and governor of São Paulo (1896–1897). In 1898, he was elected president of Brazil.

Presidency (1898-1902)

Austere financial reforms were adopted during his tenure under Minister of Finance Joaquim Murtinho. Unpopular economic reforms such as introduction of paper money and the increase of taxes were introduced during his presidency. He obtained a funding loan from Britain, which suspended the interest charge from previous loans. He also created the political system known as the Governors Policy[pt], in which politics would be controlled by dominated by smaller political groups in each states, and created the Verification of Powers, a commission which had authority to supervise elections and ensure a favourable environment for the election of pro-government candidates. He created the Instituto de Manguinhos (now the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation), which was mainly focused on the creation of vaccines against the bubonic plague. During his trip to Argentina from October 1900 to November 1900, his vice president, Francisco de Assis Rosa e Silva, assumed the duty of president.

Later life and death

In 1909, he was elected Senator for Sao Paulo and held the position until 1913. He was also Minister Plenipotentiary to Argentina (1912).

He died in São Paulo on 28 June 1913 from a cerebral embolism.

External links

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