Tomé de Barros Queirós

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
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
24 May 1921  30 August 1921
PresidentAntónio José de Almeida
Preceded byBernardino Machado
Succeeded byAntónio Granjo
Personal details
Born(1872-02-02)2 February 1872
Ílhavo, Portugal
Died5 May 1925(1925-05-05) (aged 53)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyPortuguese Republican Party
(later Republican Union Party and Nationalist Republican Party)
Signature

A street in the heart of the Baixa district of Lisbon bears his name in celebration of his accomplishments.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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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