Joaquim Egídio de Sousa Aranha
1821–1893 (age 72)
Biography
Joaquim Egydio de Souza Aranha, Marquis of Três Rios (March 19, 1821 – May 19, 1893) was a Brazilian nobleman, landowner, banker, and politician.
A prominent figure of the Liberal Party, he served three terms as a municipal councilor in Campinas. As a financier, he invested heavily in the Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro and participated in the establishment of the Banco Comind. Additionally, he was a benefactor of the Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, and helped found the traditional Colégio Culto à Ciência.
Aranha's manor housed the Polytechnic School of São Paulo for several years, until it was severely damaged in bombardments during the São Paulo Revolt of 1924.