Cândido José de Araújo Viana, Marquis of Sapucaí

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Marquis of Sapucaí
Minister of Justice
In office
14 May 1833 – 4 June 1833
Preceded byHonório Carneiro Leão
Succeeded byAureliano Coutinho
Personal details
Born(1793-09-15)15 September 1793
Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Colonial Brazil
Died23 January 1875(1875-01-23) (aged 81)
Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
SpouseAna Efigênia Vieira de Ramalho
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Cândido José de Araújo Viana, Marquis of Sapucaí[a] (Nova Lima,[b] 15 September 1793 — Rio de Janeiro, 23 January 1875) was a Brazilian politician and judge.[1]

Public life

He was at various times

Senator from 1840 to 1875, elected from Minas Gerais. He was President of the Senate 1851–1853.[1][2]

He went to school in his native country, then went to the

Finance Minister and an exceptional member of the Council of State
from the time of its creation. As Minister of Imperial Affairs in the second conservative cabinet (1841-1843), he steered through the law which accorded senators the title “Your Excellency.”

Other roles

In 1839 he was appointed tutor in Literature and Positive Sciences to Crown Prince Pedro; later he was also placed in charme of the education of the Princess Imperial.

He was also vice-president of the Society for the Support of National Industry and Honorary Grand Master of the Grande Oriente do Brasil. He served on the founding board of the Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute and was its president from 1847 to 1875.[3]

Honours

He was decorated with the

Order of the Tower and Sword and the Legion of Honour. He was made viscount in 1854 and marquess in 1872.[4] He was a privy councillor
, gentleman of the bedchamber and knight of the Imperial Household.

Notes

  1. ^ original spelling ‘Candido Joze de Araujo Vianna, Marquês de Sapucahy’
  2. ^ then known as ‘Congonhas de Sabará’

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Candido José de Araujo Viana (Marquês de Sapucaí)". stf.jus.br. Supremo Tribunal Federal. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Império (1826-1889) - Senado Federal". www25.senado.leg.br.
  3. ^ "Cândido José de Araújo Viana". ihgb.org.br. Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. ISBN 978-0-8047-6806-1
    .

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