Floriano Peixoto

His Excellency
Floriano Peixoto
His Excellency Floriano Peixoto
	Official portrait, 1891
2nd President of Brazil
	In office; 23 November 1891 – 15 November 1894
Vice President	None
Preceded by	Deodoro da Fonseca
Succeeded by	Prudente de Morais
1st Vice President of Brazil
	In office; 26 February 1891 – 23 November 1891
President	Deodoro da Fonseca
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Manuel Vitorino
Nominated by
Judicial offices
Justice of the Superior Military Court
	In office; 26 February 1891 – 29 June 1895
Nominated by	Deodoro da Fonseca
Preceded by	Hermes Ernesto da Fonseca
Succeeded by	Carlos Machado Bittencourt
Preceded by
Legislative offices
Senator for Alagoas
	In office; 15 November 1890 – 26 February 1891
Preceded by	Seat established by Decree No. 510 of 1890
Succeeded by	Messias de Gusmão
President
Executive offices
Minister of War
	In office; 19 April 1890 – 22 January 1891
President	Deodoro da Fonseca
Preceded by	Eduardo Wandenkolk
Succeeded by	Antônio Falcão da Frota
President of Mato Grosso
	In office; 13 September 1884 – 5 October 1885
Preceded by	Baron of Batovi
Succeeded by	José Joaquim Ramos Ferreira
Personal details
Born	Floriano Vieira Peixoto; 30 April 1839; Maceió, Alagoas, Empire of Brazil
Died	29 June 1895 (aged 56); Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Josina Peixoto (m. 1872)
Children	8
Parents	Manuel Vieira de Araújo Peixoto (father); Ana Joaquina de Albuquerque (mother);
Alma mater	Military School of Praia Vermelha
Signature
Nickname	"The Iron Marshal"
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Brazil; First Brazilian Republic
Branch/service	Imperial Brazilian Army; Brazilian Army
Years of service	1857–1884; 1885–1891; 1894–1895
Rank	Marshal
Commands	See list 9th Infantry Battalion; 3rd Horse Artillery Regiment; Pernambuco War Arsenal; Command of Arms of Mato Grosso; Army Adjutant General; Court Garrison; Rio de Janeiro Garrison; ;
Battles/wars	Paraguayan War Battle of Tuyutí; Battle of Ytororó; Battle of Lomas Valentinas; Battle of Angostura; ; Federalist Revolution; Brazilian Naval Revolt

Floriano Vieira Peixoto (Brazilian Portuguese: [floɾiˈɐ̃nu viˈe(j)ɾɐ pe(j)ˈʃotu]; 30 April 1839 – 29 June 1895) was a Brazilian military and politician, a veteran of the Paraguayan War and several other conflicts, and the second president of Brazil. Born in Ipioca (today a district of the city of Maceió in the state of Alagoas) and nicknamed the Iron Marshal (Portuguese: Marechal de Ferro), he was the first vice president of Brazil to have succeeded the president mid-term.