Person merchant bank director president of the district anti-phylloxera commission
João de Sales Caldeira
merchant · bank director · president of the district anti-phylloxera commission · politician
Funchal businessman who was a founder and director of the Banco Comercial da Madeira (1875) and owned a short-lived tobacco factory in the 1880s. He presided over the district anti-phylloxera commission during the 1883 campaign and joined the Constituent party in 1882.
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- Tobacco — Owner of a short-lived second tobacco factory installed in the 1880s.
- Porto Santo (health resort) — Founder and director of the Banco Comercial da Madeira, who spent summers on Porto Santo accompanied by an ailing employee described here.
- Phylloxera — President of the district anti-phylloxera commission who helped the 1883 campaign.
- Banks — Member of the first board of the Banco Commercial da Madeira (1875).
- Political Parties — Joined the Constituent party in 1882.
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