João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotegipe

Baron of Cotegipe
Minister of Justice
In office 27 January 1887 – 8 February 1887
Preceded by	Joaquim Ribeiro da Luz
Succeeded by	Samuel Wallace MacDowell
Personal details
Born	23 October 1815 Barra, Pernambuco, Kingdom of Brazil
Died	13 February 1889(1889-02-13) (aged 73) Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Political party	Conservative
Occupation	Politician

João Maurício Vanderlei or Wanderley, first and only baron of Cotegipe (October 23, 1815 – February 13, 1889), was a Brazilian magistrate and politician of the Conservative Party.

Born as the son of João Maurício Vanderlei, a Dutch descendant,^[1] and Francisca Antónia do Livramento, of Portuguese ancestry.

He graduated from the University of Olinda in 1837 with a bachelor's degree in Law and was Marine Minister, Farm Minister, External Minister and Justice Minister of

.

Wanderley was responsible for the approvement of the Sexagenarians Law in 1885, which granted freedom to slaves who were older than 60 years old.

He was dismissed from his post by

, which abolished slavery. He is assigned the dialogue with the Princess where he says: "Your Highness released a race but lost the throne" to which the Princess promptly replied: "A thousand thrones I had, a thousand thrones I would give to liberate the slaves of Brazil"

References

External links

• Biography (in Portuguese)
• Worldstatesmen – Brazil