António Bernardo da Costa Cabral 1st Count and 1st Marquess of Tomar (9 May 1803 – 1 September 1889) was a Portuguese 19th century statesman.Born in Fornos de Algodres he trained as a lawyer in Coimbra and was later appointed as a judge. A liberal he earned a mixed reputation of fear and admiration.He was appointed Governor of Lisbon in 1836 and was a confidant of Queen Maria II of Portugal. The year he was appointed he used force to put down radical mobs in Lisbon (the Massacre do Rossio).
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active years end date
1846-05-20, 1851-04-26
active years start date
1842-02-09, 1849-06-18
birth date
1803-05-09
birth place
Fornos de Algodres Municipality, Kingdom of Portugal
death date
1889-09-01
death place
Porto, Kingdom of Portugal
monarch
Maria II of Portugal
order in office
15th Prime Minister of Portugal, 18th Prime Minister of Portugal
