Epitácio Pessoa

Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa (Portuguese pronunciation: [epiˈtasju lĩˈdowfu dɐ ˈsiwvɐ peˈsoɐ]; 23 May 1865 – 13 February 1942) was a Brazilian politician and jurist who served as 11th president of Brazil between 1919 and 1922, when Rodrigues Alves was unable to take office due to illness, after being elected in 1918. His period of government was marked by military revolts that would culminate in the Revolution of 1930, which brought Getúlio Vargas into control of the federal government.

His Excellency
Epitácio Pessoa
Official portrait, 1919
President of Brazil
In office
28 July 1919 – 14 November 1922
Vice PresidentDelfim Moreira (1919–1920)
None (Jul–Nov 1920)
Bueno de Paiva (1920–1922)
Preceded byDelfim Moreira
Succeeded byArtur Bernardes
Other offices held
1923–1930Member of the Permanent Court of International Justice
1918–1919Head of the Brazilian Delegation to the Versailles Peace Conference
1912–1919Senator for Paraíba
1902–1912Minister of the Supreme Federal Court
1902–1905Prosecutor General of the Republic
1900–1901Minister of Industry, Transport and Public Works (interim)
1898–1901Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs
1890–1893Federal Deputy for Paraíba
1889–1890Secretary-General of Paraíba
Personal details
Born(1865-05-23)23 May 1865
Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Empire of Brazil
Died13 February 1942(1942-02-13) (aged 76)
Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyRepublican Party of Minas Gerais
Spouses
Francisca Justina das Chagas
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(m. 1894; died 1895)​
    Maria da Conceição de Manso Sayão
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    (m. 1898)​
    RelationsJoão Pessoa (nephew)
    Children3
    Parents
    • José da Silva Pessoa (father)
    • Henriqueta Barbosa de Lucena (mother)
    Alma materRecife Law School
    Signature

    In addition to his term as president, Pessoa served as Minister of Justice, a justice in the Supreme Federal Tribunal, Attorney General, a two-term Federal Deputy, a three-term Senator, Chief of the Brazilian delegation for the Treaty of Versailles, and a judge on the Permanent Court of International Justice.

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