Fontes Pereira de Melo

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António Maria de Fontes Pereira de Melo GCTE KGF (pronounced [ˈfõtɨʃ pɨˈɾɐiɾɐ dɨ ˈmɛlu]; (Lisbon, 1819 - Lisbon, 1887) was a Portuguese statesman, politician, and engineer. He was the son of João de Fontes Pereira de Melo and wife and first cousin Jacinta Venância Rosa da Cunha Matos. Historically, he was a very important political figure, deputy, and in several occasions minister, six times Minister of Finance.

He is mostly remembered for conducting dynamic industrial and public infrastructure policy which become known as Fontismo (after his name). He implemented also educational reforms in accordance with the industrialization process started by him (see Instituto Industrial de Lisboa and Escola Industrial do Porto).

His younger sister Maria Henriqueta de Fontes Pereira de Melo, wife with issue now extinct of Vicente Rodrigues Ganhado, was granted with the title of 1st Marchioness de Fontes Pereira de Melo.

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Preceded by António José de Ávila, Duke of Ávila and Bolama	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) 1871–1877	Succeeded by António José de Ávila, Duke of Ávila and Bolama
Preceded by António José de Ávila, Duke of Ávila and Bolama	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) 1878–1879	Succeeded by Anselmo José Braamcamp
Preceded by António Rodrigues Sampaio	Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) 1881–1886	Succeeded by Luciano de Castro

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