José Dias Ferreira | |
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42nd Prime Minister of Portugal | |
In office 18 January 1892 – 22 February 1893 |
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Monarch | Carlos I |
Preceded by | João Crisóstomo de Abreu e Sousa |
Succeeded by | Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro |
Personal details | |
Born |
Arganil, Kingdom of Portugal |
30 November 1837
Died | 8 September 1909 Vidago, Kingdom of Portugal |
(aged 71)
Political party | Independent |
José Dias Ferreira, GCTE (30 November 1837 in Arganil, Pombeiro da Beira – 8 September 1909 in Vidago) was a Portuguese lawyer, politician and jurist, son of António Ferreira Dias (São Martinho, Urgueira, c. 1815 – Aldeia Nova, 27 August 1880) and wife Bernarda Pereira de Vasconcelos (c. 1810 – ?).
He served as a Minister, 18th (4 January 1868), 27th (26 May 1870) and 48th (27 May 1892) Minister for Treasury Affairs and Prime Minister of Portugal from 1892 to 1893 and was the country's most influential civil law scholar during the late 19th century. He was also the 250th Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword.