Hermes da Fonseca

President of Brazil

12 May 1855 São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Empire of Brazil

9 September 1923(1923-09-09) (68) Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

15 November 1910 – 14 November 1914

8th President of Brazil In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Fonseca. Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca (Portuguese pronunciation:  ), (São Gabriel, 12 May 1855 - Petrópolis, 9 September 1923) was a Brazilian field marshal and politician who served as President of Brazil between 1910 and 1914. He was a nephew of Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, 1st President of Brazil, General João Severiano da Fonseca, Patron of the Army Health Service, and the son of Marshal Hermes Ernesto da Fonseca and Rita Rodrigues Barbosa.