Bernardo de Sousa Campos

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Bernardo de Sousa Campos
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Born1869
Brotas, Brazil
Died1930

Bernardo de Sousa Campos (1869 – 1930) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer.

Early life[edit]

He was the youngest son of Jose de Sousa Campos and Maria Gertrudes de Sousa Campos, and a great-great-grandson of Barreto Leme and Sousa Siqueira, founders of Campinas.[1]

Education[edit]

He held a degree in Law and Social Sciences and was a prominent attorney in São Paulo. He served as a member of parliament at the State and Federal levels, acting chief of police and attorney general for the republic in the state capital.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Married on 8 May 1894 in São Paulo, to Eulalia Maria Pinheiro de Sousa Campos (1869–1933), from Brotas.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Campos Abreu, F. Monografia histórica do município de Campinas. Rio de Janeiro: Serviço Gráf. de Inst. Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, 1952. p.99 Google Books