Background
LEVY SOBRINHO, José was born in 1884 in Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
LEVY SOBRINHO, José was born in 1884 in Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Educated in Brazilian schools, 1892-1897, high school and business school in Frankfurt, Germany, 1898-1902.
Mayor, vicepres., and president, city council of Limeira, between 1904 and 1930. Justice of the peace and substitute judge, district of Limeira. Managing partner, banking house J. Levy e Compania, 1904-1914, Fábrica de Fósforos Radium, to 1927.
Trustee, Santa Casa, for 25 years, Limeira orphanage, 1927-1937. President, citrus growers’ co-operative of Limeira, 1928-1930, board of agriculture production, state of Sao Paulo, 1932. Managing director of city telephone company, for 15 years.
Vice-president, board of directors, Partido Republicano Paulista, since 1934. Mayor of Limeira. 1938. State secretary of agriculture, industry, and commerce.
1939-1941.
Member and vice-president, board of directors, Partido Republicano Paulista, since 1934. Member: Rotary (governor, district 28, 1942-1943), Society Rural Brasileira. Jockey Club (Sao Paulo), Limeira Clube.