Sérvulo Drumond de Meneses
1802–1867
lawyer · politician · journalist · governor
Funchal lawyer, Cartist and Cabralist municipal politician and journalist, who served as interim civil governor in 1848–49. He founded the Funchal public library and compiled documentary collections on the administration of José Silvestre Ribeiro.
1Mentioned in
- Ribeiro Seco (bridge) — Compiler of the collection of documents on the building of the Ribeiro Seco bridge quoted here.
- Flor do Oceano (A) — One of the editors of the 1828 newspaper A Flor do Oceano.
- Drumond de Meneses (Antero) — Father of Antero Drumond de Meneses.
- Madeiran history — Author of the Epocha Administrativa on Governor Silvestre Ribeiro's administration.
- Monumental Road and Bridge — Secretary-general of the Funchal civil government who published in 1848 a collection of documents on the bridge's construction.
- Meneses (Carlos Azevedo de) — Distinguished Madeiran and paternal grandfather of Carlos Azevedo de Meneses.
- Libraries — President of the Funchal council chiefly responsible for founding the Municipal Library.
- Political Parties — Madeiran Cartist and Cabralist, editor of Cabralist newspapers.
- Famine in Madeira in 1846 and 1847 — Published in 1848 a collection of documents on the famine crisis.
- Pedro V (market) — Councillor who first proposed building the market in 1853.
2Chronology
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Sérvulo Drumond de Meneses was born in Funchal.
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Sérvulo Drumond de Meneses was appointed judicial clerk.
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A Flor do Oceano, edited by Sérvulo Drumond de Meneses among others, was published from 22 June to 22 August 1828.
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The Funchal council resolved, on the initiative of Sérvulo Drumond de Meneses, to create the Municipal Library.
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Sérvulo Drumond de Meneses served as interim civil governor of Funchal during José Silvestre Ribeiro's absence.
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Sérvulo Drumond de Meneses first proposed building the D. Pedro V market in Funchal.
3Places mentioned
Abroad