Tomé José de Barros Queirós (Thomé José de Barros Queiroz in Portuguese; 2 February 1872 in Ílhavo – 5 May 1925 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese trader, capitalist and politician of the period of the Portuguese First Republic.[1] Among others posts, he served as member of the parliament, Minister of Finances and eventually President of the Ministry (Prime Minister).[2] He was also a member of the Masonry.
Tomé de Barros Queirós | |
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| Prime Minister of Portugal | |
| In office 24 May 1921 – 30 August 1921 | |
| President | António José de Almeida |
| Preceded by | Bernardino Machado |
| Succeeded by | António Granjo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1872 Ílhavo, Portugal |
| Died | 5 May 1925 (aged 53) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | Portuguese Republican Party (later Republican Union Party and Nationalist Republican Party) |
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A street in the heart of the Baixa district of Lisbon bears his name in celebration of his accomplishments.
References
edit- ^ Leal, Ernesto Castro (2009). "Parties and Political Identity: the Construction of the Party System of the Portuguese Republic (1910–1926)". e-Journal of Portuguese History. 7 (1): 3. ISSN 1645-6432.
- ^ Silva, Armando Malheiro da; Carneiro, Maria Luiza Tucci; Salmi, Stefano (1 October 2011). República, republicanismo e republicanos: Brasil, Portugal, Itália (in Portuguese). Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra / Coimbra University Press. ISBN 978-989-26-0033-8.
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