Pinheiro Machado (politician)

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Pinheiro Machado
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Senator for Rio Grande do Sul
In office
15 November 1890 – 8 September 1915
Personal details
Born(1851-05-08)May 8, 1851
Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
DiedSeptember 8, 1915(1915-09-08) (aged 64)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyConservative Republican Party
Alma materFaculty of Law of Largo de São Francisco

José Gomes Pinheiro Machado (May 8, 1851 – September 8, 1915) was a Brazilian republican politician. He fought for the establishment of the Republic in Brazil and for its consolidation.

He fought on the republican side in the Federalist Revolution (Revolução Federalista), commanding the North Division (Divisão do Norte) and winning a victory over the monarchist forces at the battle of Passo Fundo in 1894.

He was a senator for the state of Rio Grande do Sul from 1890 until his assassination in 1915.[1]

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  1. ^ Senador Pinheiro Machado Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)

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