Borges de Medeiros

Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros (19 November 1863 – 25 April 1961) was a Brazilian lawyer, judge, and politician. He served as Chief Judge and was appointed as the President of Rio Grande do Sul for a total of 25 years (1898–1908 and 1913–1928), during the period of Brazilian history known as the República Velha.^[1] He "inherited" the presidency from Júlio de Castilhos, the local dictator against whom the 1893 Federalist Revolution had been fought.^[2] Supporters of Borges de Medeiros were known as borgistas.^[3]

Borges de Medeiros GOONM
President of Rio Grande do Sul
In office 25 January 1913 – 25 January 1928
Preceded by	Carlos Barbosa Gonçalves
Succeeded by	Getúlio Vargas
In office 25 January 1898 – 25 January 1908
Preceded by	Júlio de Castilhos
Succeeded by	Carlos Barbosa Gonçalves
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 6 July 1935 – 10 November 1937
Constituency	Rio Grande do Sul
In office 15 November 1890 – 31 December 1892
Constituency	Rio Grande do Sul
Personal details
Born	(1863-11-19)19 November 1863 Caçapava do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died	25 May 1961(1961-05-25) (aged 97) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	PRR (1882–1937) UDN (1945–1961)
Spouse	Carlinda Gonçalves Borges ​ ​ (m. 1889; died 1957)​
Parents	Augusto César de Medeiros (father) Miguelina de Lima Borges (mother)
Alma mater	Faculty of Law of Recife
Occupation	Editor of A Federação
Profession	Journalist Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Years of service	1893–1895
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Battles/wars	Federalist Revolution

Medeiros was born in Caçapava do Sul. He ran in the presidential election of 1934, but was defeated by President Getúlio Vargas. He died in Porto Alegre, aged 97.

References

1. Hentschke, J. (2006-12-11). Vargas and Brazil: New Perspectives. Springer. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-230-60175-8.
2. Machado, Roberto Pinheiro (2018-06-11). Brazilian History: Culture, Society, Politics 1500-2010. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-5275-1209-2.
3. Hentschke, J. (2006-12-11). Vargas and Brazil: New Perspectives. Springer. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-230-60175-8.