João Luís Graça Zagallo Vieira da Silva
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João Luís Graça Zagallo Vieira da Silva (24 September 1916 – Portel, May 10, 1979), was a veterinarian and Portuguese politician during the period of the Estado Novo.
Early life[edit]
He was born in Estremoz in 1916, the son of João Lopes Nunes Vieira da Silva and Elisa Carmen Reynolds Graça Zagallo. He studied to become a veterinarian at the Technical University of Lisbon. He worked as a veterinarian at the Directorate General of Livestock Services.[1]
Political career[edit]
Vieira da Silva was active in the politics of Evora, serving at different times as a councillor, deputy mayor, and mayor of the town, as well as being a member of the Évora District Commission for the National Union, and President of the Administrative Commission of the Federation of Municipalities of the District of Évora.[1]
He was the Prosecutor to the Corporate Chamber during the VIII Legislature from 1961–1965, in the "Local Authorities" section. He then served as Civil Governor of Beja District from 9 October 1968 to 25 November 1972, and of Évora District from 25 November 1972 to 25 April 1974).[1]
He was also a collaborator of Fundação Eugénio de Almeida and of the Patrocínio Hospital.
Personal life[edit]
He married Maria Violeta de Castro Gião Carneiro, with whom he had three children: José Maria Carneiro Vieira da Silva, Elisa Carmen Carneiro Vieira da Silva and Maria de Lurdes Carneiro Vieira da Silva.
Legacy[edit]
A street is named after Vieira da Silva in Évora, in the parish of Malagueira.
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