Hermes da Fonseca

His Excellency Marshal
Hermes da Fonseca
His Excellency Marshal Hermes da Fonseca
	Official portrait, 1910
8th President of Brazil
	In office; 15 November 1910 – 14 November 1914
Vice President	Venceslau Brás
Preceded by	Nilo Peçanha
Succeeded by	Venceslau Brás
Preceded by
Further offices held
President of the Military Club
	In office; 26 June 1921 – 3 July 1922
Preceded by	Crispim Ferreira
Succeeded by	Francisco Flarys (interim)
Justice of the Superior Military Court
	In office; 18 December 1908 – 27 May 1909
Nominated by	Afonso Pena
Preceded by	Alexandrino Faria de Alencar
Succeeded by	José Maria Marinho da Silva
Minister of War
	In office; 15 November 1906 – 27 May 1909
President	Afonso Pena
Preceded by	Francisco Argolo
Succeeded by	Luís Mendes de Morais
Personal details
Born	12 May 1855; São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Empire of Brazil
Died	9 September 1923 (aged 68); Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	PRC
Spouses	; Orsina Francioni (m. 1878; died 1912) ; Nair de Tefé (m. 1913)
Relations	Deodoro da Fonseca (uncle)
Children	5
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Brazil; United States of Brazil
Branch/service	Imperial Brazilian Army; Brazilian Army
Years of service	1871-1906
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	List 1st Battery of the 2nd Artillery Regiment; General-Command of Artillery of the Imperial Army; 2nd Field Artillery Regiment; Directorate of the Bahia War Arsenal; Niterói Garrison Command; 2nd Mounted Artillery Regiment; Chief of the Military Cabinet; Police Brigade of Rio de Janeiro; 4th Military District Command; ;
Battles/wars	Brazilian Naval Revolts; Vaccine Revolt;

Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛʁmis ʁoˈdɾigis dɐ fõˈsekɐ]; 12 May 1855 – 9 September 1923) was a Brazilian field marshal and politician who served as the eighth president of Brazil between 1910 and 1914. He was a nephew of marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, the first president of Brazil, and general João Severiano da Fonseca, patron of the Army Health Service. His parents were the marshal Hermes Ernesto da Fonseca and Rita Rodrigues Barbosa.