Bernardo de Sousa Campos (1869 – 1930) was a Brazilian politician and lawyer.

Early life

He was the youngest son of

Jose de Sousa Campos José de Sousa Campos (1797 – 1858) was a Brazilian politician involved in the history and politics of São Paulo and Campinas. He was a councilman for the town of São Carlos in 1822 and legal counsel for the Council taking part in th ...

and Maria Gertrudes de Sousa Campos, and a great-great-grandson of Barreto Leme and Sousa Siqueira, founders of Campinas.Campos Abreu, F. ''Monografia histórica do município de Campinas''. Rio de Janeiro: Serviço Gráf. de Inst. Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, 1952. p.9
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Education

He held a degree in Law and Social Sciences and was a prominent attorney in

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. He served as a member of parliament at the State and Federal levels, acting chief of police and attorney general for the republic in the state capital.

Personal life

Married on 8 May 1894 in

, to Eulalia Maria Pinheiro de Sousa Campos (1869–1933), from

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References

19th-century Brazilian lawyers 1869 births 1930 deaths Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from São Paulo People from Brotas {{Brazil-politician-stub