José Dias Ferreira


José Dias Ferreira, GCTE was a Portuguese lawyer, politician and jurist, son of António Ferreira Dias and wife Bernarda Pereira de Vasconcelos.
He served as a Minister, 18th, 27th and 48th Minister for Treasury Affairs and Prime Minister of Portugal from 1892 to 1893 and was the country's most influential civil law scholar during the late 19th century. He was also the 250th Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword.