Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas

Sousa Dantas
Sousa Dantas, c. 1865
Prime Minister of Brazil
In office
6 June 1884 – 6 May 1885
MonarchPedro II of Brazil
Preceded byLafayette Rodrigues Pereira
Succeeded byJosé Antônio Saraiva
Further offices held
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
22 December 1884 – 6 May 1885
Preceded byJoão da Mata Machado
Succeeded byMarquis of Paranaguá
Minister of Justice
In office
28 March 1880 – 21 January 1882
Preceded byLafayette Rodrigues Pereira
Succeeded byRodolfo Epifânio de Sousa Dantas
Minister of Agriculture
In office
2 August 1866 – 12 July 1868
Preceded byAntonio Francisco de Paula Sousa
Succeeded byJoaquim Antão Fernandes Leão
Personal details
Born(1831-02-21)21 February 1831
Inhambupe, Empire of Brazil
Died29 January 1894(1894-01-29) (aged 62)
Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil
PartyLiberal
AwardsCommander of the Imperial Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Manuel Pinto de Sousa Dantas (21 February 1831 – 29 January 1894) was a Brazilian lawyer, politician and Prime Minister of Brazil from 1884 to 1885, noted for his efforts to reform slavery.

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