Pinheiro Machado | |
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| Vice President of the Federal Senate | |
| In office 22 July 1912 – 8 September 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Quintino Bocaiuva |
| Succeeded by | Antônio Azeredo |
| In office 5 May 1902 – 21 November 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Manoel de Queiroz |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Murtinho |
| Senator | |
| In office 15 November 1890 – 8 September 1915 | |
| Constituency | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1851 Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Died | 8 September 1915 (aged 64) Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil |
| Political party | PRR (1882–1910) PRC (1910–1915) |
| Spouse |
Benedita Brasilina da Silva Araújo Moniz
(m. 1876) |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Faculty of Law of Largo de São Francisco |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Brazil United States of Brazil |
| Branch/service | Brazilian Army |
| Years of service | 1866–1868 1893–1895 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | |
José Gomes Pinheiro Machado (8 May 1851 – 8 September 1915) was a Brazilian republican politician. He fought for the establishment of the Republic in Brazil and for its consolidation.
He fought on the republican side in the Federalist Revolution (Revolução Federalista), commanding the North Division (Divisão do Norte) and winning a victory over the monarchist forces at the battle of Passo Fundo in 1894.
He was a senator for the state of Rio Grande do Sul from 1890 until his assassination in 1915.[1]
