Augusto Leverger, Baron of Melgaço

Augusto Leverger
President of Mato Grosso
In office
11 February 1851 – 1 April 1857
Preceded byJoão da Costa Pimentel
Succeeded byAlbano de Sousa Osório
In office
12 May 1863 – 15 July 1863
Preceded byHerculano Ferreira Penna
Succeeded byAlbano de Sousa Osório
In office
9 August 1865 – 1 May 1866
Preceded byAlexandre Albino de Carvalho
Succeeded byAlbano de Sousa Osório
In office
26 May 1869 – 10 February 1870
Preceded byJosé Antônio Murtinho
Succeeded byLuís da Silva Prado
Personal details
Born(1802-01-30)30 January 1802
Saint-Malo, France
Died14 January 1880(1880-01-14) (aged 77)
Cuiabá, Brazil
Resting placePiedade Cemitery, Cuiabá
Political partyConservative
Awards
NicknameCuiabá's Breton
Military service
AllegianceEmpire of Brazil
Branch/serviceImperial Brazilian Navy
Years of service1825–1857
RankFleet Admiral
Commands
Battles/wars

Augusto João Manuel Leverger, Baron of Melgaço (30 January 1802 – 14 January 1880), nicknamed "Cuiabá's Breton", was a French-born Brazilian admiral, writer, historian, geographer and several times president of the province of Mato Grosso in the Empire of Brazil. He was a key figure of Mato Grosso's literary production during his time.

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