José Eduardo de Melo Gouveia

José de Melo Gouveia
José de Melo Gouveia
Personal details
Born	José Eduardo de Melo Gouveia; 12 December 1815; Santa Justa, Coimbra, Coimbra District, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	15 December 1893 (aged 78); Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Occupation	Politician; Civil Servant

José de Melo Gouveia (12 December 1815 – 15 December 1893) was a Portuguese statesman and Portugal's Minister of the Navy and Overseas.

Biography

Early life

José Eduardo de Melo Gouveia was born in Santa Justa, Coimbra, Coimbra District, Kingdom of Portugal on 12 December 1815. His surname, Gouveia, traces back to Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares de Gouveia Cabral.

He began his administrative career in 1845 as Chief Officer of the Civil Government of Coimbra and later held roles in Vila Real and the National Forests. Appointed Civil Governor of multiple districts, he declined the post in the District of Porto in 1870 to become Minister of the Navy and Overseas.

Political career

Under the reign of Luís I of Portugal, José de Melo Gouveia was appointed Minister of the Navy and Overseas from October 29, 1870, to September 13, 1871, during the 33rd Constitutional Government.^[1] This title was historically used to refer to the government official responsible for naval affairs and colonial administration during the period of the Portuguese Empire.

He served as Minister and Secretary of State for Ecclesiastical Affairs and Justice from January 30 to March 1, 1871.^[2]

Gouveia assumed the position of minister at the Department of the Navy and Overseas in Lisbon in 1877, succeeding João de Andrade Corvo.^[3]

Death

José de Melo Gouveia died on 15 December 1893 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Gallery

José Eduardo de Melo Gouveia (1815–1893)

References

^ “José de Melo Gouveia (Marinha e Ultramar),” Ministros e Governantes em Portugal (1834-1910), acedido 15 de Setembro de 2024, https://ministrosgovernantespt.omeka.net/items/show/3305.
^ "200 Anos da Justiça: Os Ministros da Justiça – Monarquia Constitucional". 200anos.justica.gov.pt. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
^ Serpa Pinto, A. A. d. R. d., Elwes, A. (1881). How I Crossed Africa: From the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, Through Unknown Countries; Discovery of the Great Zambesi Affluents, &c. United Kingdom: Sampson Low, Marsten, Searle, & Rivington.

[1] “José de Melo Gouveia (Marinha e Ultramar),” Ministros e Governantes em Portugal (1834-1910), acedido 15 de Setembro de 2024, https://ministrosgovernantespt.omeka.net/items/show/3305.

[200anos-2] "200 Anos da Justiça: Os Ministros da Justiça – Monarquia Constitucional". 200anos.justica.gov.pt. Retrieved 2024-09-15.

[3] Serpa Pinto, A. A. d. R. d., Elwes, A. (1881). How I Crossed Africa: From the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, Through Unknown Countries; Discovery of the Great Zambesi Affluents, &c. United Kingdom: Sampson Low, Marsten, Searle, & Rivington.

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