Genealogy Petroucic » André Gustavo Paulo de Frontin Conde (1860-1933)

Personal data André Gustavo Paulo de Frontin Conde 

  • He was born on September 17, 1860 in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
  • He died on February 15, 1933 in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, he was 72 years old.
  • This information was last updated on May 20, 2020.

Household of André Gustavo Paulo de Frontin Conde

He is married to Maria Leocádia de Toledo Dodsworth.

They got married


Child(ren):

  1. Maria Elisa de Frontin  1898-1968 


Notes about André Gustavo Paulo de Frontin Conde

André Gustavo Paulo de Frontin, titulado Conde de Frontin pela Santa Sé[1] (Petrópolis, 17 de setembro de 1860 — Rio de Janeiro, 15 de fevereiro de 1933), foi um político e engenheiro brasileiro.

Foi senador, então prefeito do antigo Distrito Federal e deputado federal. Ganhou notoriedade ao multiplicar, juntamente com o também engenheiro Raimundo Teixeira Belfort Roxo, o abastecimento de água na cidade do Rio de Janeiro num prazo recorde de uma semana, num empreendimento que ficou conhecido como Episódio da água em seis dias. Ainda como engenheiro, teve notável participação durante o governo municipal de Pereira Passos que realizou a política do bota abaixo que modificou o cenário carioca. Nessa mesma época chefiou a construção da Avenida Central.

Como prefeito (de fevereiro a julho de 1919) realizou obras importantes, como o alargamento da Avenida Atlântica, em Copacabana, e a construção das avenidas Niemeyer e Delfim Moreira, ambas na zona sul da então capital do Brasil.

Batizados em sua homenagem, há uma avenida na zona norte do Rio de Janeiro, assim como um município no interior do mesmo estado, nomeado Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, anteriormente denominado "Rodeio" e Paulo Frontin no Paraná.

É conhecido como o patrono da engenharia nacional.
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_de_Frontin

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Ancestors (and descendant) of André Gustavo Paulo de Frontin

André Gustavo Paulo de Frontin
1860-1933


Maria Leocádia de Toledo Dodsworth
> 1860-????

Maria Elisa de Frontin
1898-1968

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Historical events

Birthday September 17, 1860

  • The temperature on September 17, 1860 was about 14.4 °C. The air pressure was 9.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • April 6 » The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
    • April 9 » On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the oldest known recording of an audible human voice.
    • May 5 » Giuseppe Garibaldi sets sail from Genoa, leading the expedition of the Thousand to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and giving birth to the Kingdom of Italy.
    • May 27 » Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.
    • June 30 » The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place.
    • December 26 » The first ever inter-club English association football match takes place between Hallam and Sheffield football clubs in Sheffield.

Day of death February 15, 1933

  • The temperature on February 15, 1933 was between -3.2 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • January 24 » The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices.
    • March 2 » The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
    • March 5 » Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party receives 43.9% at the Reichstag elections, which allows the Nazis to later pass the Enabling Act and establish a dictatorship.
    • July 6 » The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2.
    • September 8 » Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq.
    • October 17 » Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.


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Source: Wikipedia

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