Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales

Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales
4th President of Brazil
In office
November 15, 1898 – November 15, 1902
Vice President Rosa e Silva
Preceded by Prudente de Morais
Succeeded by Rodrigues Alves
Personal details
Born February 15, 1841(1841-02-15)
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Died June 28, 1913(1913-06-28) (aged 72)
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Political party Federal Republican Party – PRF

Dr. Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (Portuguese pronunciation: [manuˈew feˈʁas di ˈkɐpus ˈsalis]; February 15, 1841 – June 28, 1913) was a Brazilian lawyer, coffee farmer and politician; provincial deputy three times, general-deputy once, minister of justice, senator and governor of São Paulo (1894–1897). Elected president of Brazil and served between 1898 and 1902. In his term, there were austere financial reforms.

Preceded by
Prudente José de Morais Barros
President of Brazil
1898–1902
Succeeded by
Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
Preceded by
Bernadino José de Campos Júnior
President of São Paulo
1896–1897
Succeeded by
Fernando Prestes de Albuquerque as President

See also