Afonso Celso, Viscount of Ouro Preto

Viscount of Ouro Preto
Prime Minister of Brazil
In office
7 June 1889 – 15 November 1889
MonarchPedro II
Preceded byJoão Alfredo
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Further offices held
Minister of Finance
In office
7 June 1889 – 15 November 1889
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byJoão Alfredo
Succeeded byRuy Barbosa
In office
8 February 1879 – 28 March 1880
Prime MinisterViscount of Sinimbu
Preceded bySilveira Martins
Succeeded byJosé Antônio Saraiva
Minister of the Navy
In office
3 August 1866 – 16 July 1868
Prime MinisterZacarias de Góis
Preceded bySilveira Lobo
Succeeded byBaron of Cotegipe
Senator for Minas Gerais
In office
26 April 1879 – 15 November 1889
Appointed byPedro II
General Deputy for Minas Gerais
In office
1 February 1877 – 26 April 1879
In office
1 January 1864 – 18 July 1868
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Personal details
Born(1836-02-21)21 February 1836
Died21 February 1912(1912-02-21) (aged 76)
PartyLiberal
Spouse
Francisca de Paula Martins de Toledo
(m. 1859)
Children6
Parents
  • João Antônio Afonso (father)
  • Maria Madalena de Figueiredo (mother)
Alma materFaculty of Law of Largo de São Francisco
Occupation
  • author
  • lawyer
  • politician
  • professor

Coat of Arms of the Viscount of Ouro Preto

Afonso Celso de Assis Figueiredo, Viscount of Ouro Preto (21 February 1836 – 21 February 1912) was a Brazilian politician who served as the last Prime Minister of the Empire of Brazil.