Person lawyer politician civil servant
António Jardim de Oliveira
1858–1926
lawyer · politician · civil servant
Lawyer from São Vicente who served as deputy for Madeira and for nearly three decades as secretary-general of the Funchal civil government, often acting as head of the district, including when the Republic was proclaimed in 1910. He was removed in 1917 after ordering maize landed during the wartime food crisis, prompting large public demonstrations in his support; he was also an early advocate of an asylum.
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- Republic (proclamation of the) — Secretary-general serving as civil governor when the Republic was proclaimed in 1910.
- Asylums — One of the first advocates of an asylum and a member of the founding committee.
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