Education
He was graduated in Law by the University of Coimbra and a high-school teacher.
He was graduated in Law by the University of Coimbra and a high-school teacher.
He was President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), from 15 November to 14 December 1923, in a minority government. He resigned due to the opposition of President Manuel Teixeira Gomes of dissolving the parliament, after an insurrection attempt.
A member of the moderated Republican Union, he was one of the promoters of its fusion with the Evolutionist Party, that originated the Republican Liberal Party.