Epitácio Pessoa

President of Brazil

23 May 1865 Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Empire of Brazil

13 February 1942(1942-02-13) (76) Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

28 July 1919 – 14 November 1922

11th President of Brazil In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Pessoa. His Excellency Epitácio PessoaPresident of BrazilIn office 28 July 1919 – 14 November 1922Vice President Delfim Moreira (1919–20) None (Jul–Nov 1920) Bueno de Paiva (1920–22)Preceded by Delfim MoreiraSucceeded by Artur Bernardes Personal detailsBorn(1865-05-23 ) 23 May 1865 Umbuzeiro, Paraíba, Empire of BrazilDied13 February 1942(1942-02-13) (aged 76) Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPolitical partyPRMSpouse(s)Maria da ConceiçãoSignature Other offices held 1923–1930: Member, Permanent Court of International Justice 1918–1919: Head, Brazilian Delegation to the Versailles Peace Conference 1912–1919: Senator for Paraíba 1902–1912: Justice of the Supreme Federal Court 1902–1905: Prosecutor General of the Republic 1900–1901: Minister of Industry, Transportation and Public Works (interim) 1898–1901: Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs 1890–1893: Federal Deputy for Paraíba 1889–1890: Secretary-General, Paraíba Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa (Portuguese pronunciation:  ; 23 May 1865 – 13 February 1942) was a Brazilian politician and jurist who served as 11th President of Brazil between 1919 and 1922, when Rodrigues Alves was unable to take office due to illness, after being elected in 1918. His period of government was marked by military revolts that would culminate in the Revolution of 1930, which brought Getúlio Vargas into control of the federal government. In addition to his term as president, Pessoa served as Minister of Justice, a justice in the Supreme Federal Tribunal, Attorney General, a two-term Federal Deputy, a three-term Senator, Chief of the Brazilian delegation for the Treaty of Versailles, and a judge on the Permanent Court of International Justice.