Dr. João Francisco de Oliveira
1761–1829
physician · diplomat · minister of state · deputy
Funchal-born physician to the royal court who staged the abduction of D. Eugénia de Meneses to shield the Prince Regent. He later served as diplomat, minister and deputy for Madeira, and was a benefactor in Funchal; he died in Lisbon in 1829.
1Mentioned in
- Oliveira — Member of the Oliveira family descended from Domingos de Oliveira Alvares, with his own entry in the Elucidário.
- Historical dates — Madeiran who died in Lisbon in 1829.
- Lotteries — Madeiran provedor of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia who obtained the 1823 lottery concession.
- Constitution of 1821 (The) — Elected deputy for Madeira in the general elections of 1822.
- Ministers of State — Madeiran who served as a minister of state after 1820.
- Diplomats — Madeiran listed as a Portuguese diplomat.
- Cadeia Velha (street) — Member of the Oliveira family whose house stood in Rua da Cadeia Velha.
- Freire de Carvalho (José Liberato) — One of Madeira's first deputies to the Cortes after constitutional government was established.
- Alvares (Joaquim de Oliveira) — Brother of Alvares, described as another distinguished son of Madeira.
- Pita (Dr António da Luz) — Physician to King João VI, cited as another renowned Madeiran clinician.
- Medical-Surgical School — Madeiran physician who, as provedor of the Misericórdia in 1825, founded and taught a surgery class and proposed a medical school.
- Doctors — Madeiran who took a doctorate in medicine at Coimbra.
2Chronology
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João Francisco de Oliveira was born in Funchal.
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General elections under the new Constitution, held by direct vote, chose Madeira's deputies to the Cortes, among them Freitas Branco, with Macedo and Luiz António Jardim as substitutes.
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Dr João Francisco de Oliveira and Manuel Caetano Pimenta de Aguiar sat in the Cortes as deputies for Madeira.
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Dr João Francisco de Oliveira founded a surgery class at the Funchal hospital, a forerunner of the Medical-Surgical School.
3Places mentioned
Abroad