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José Alves de Cerqueira César

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Cerqueira César
Portrait by Almeida Júnior, 1895
President of São Paulo
In office
16 December 1891 – 23 August 1892
Preceded byAmérico Brasiliense
Succeeded byBernardino de Campos
Personal details
Born(1835-05-23)23 May 1835
Guarulhos, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil
Died26 July 1911(1911-07-26) (aged 76)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Resting placeConsolação Cemetery

José Alves de Cerqueira César (23 May 1835 – 26 July 1911) was a Brazilian politician who served as president (governor) of the State of São Paulo from December 1891 to August 1892.

Cerqueira César was born in Guarulhos. He graduated in 1860 from the Law School of São Paulo and was public defender in the city of Itapetininga. He was secretary and president of the Republican Party of São Paulo and assumed the position of Treasury Inspector for the State of São Paulo in 1889.

He was elected First Vice-President of the State of São Paulo for the mandate 1891–1892. The city of Cerqueira César in the state is named after him.

He died in São Paulo, aged 76.

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