José de Seabra da Silva
José de Seabra da Silva | |
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| Secretary of State for the Internal Affairs of the Kingdom | |
| In office 15 December 1788 – 6 January 1801 | |
| Monarch | Maria I of Portugal |
| Preceded by | The Viscount of Vila Nova de Cerveira |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount of Balsemão |
| Adjunct Secretary of State for the Internal Affairs of the Kingdom | |
| In office 3 June 1771 – 17 January 1774 | |
| Monarch | Maria I of Portugal |
| Prime Minister | The Marquis of Pombal |
| Succeeded by | Aires de Sá e Melo |
| Chief Guardian of the Royal Archives | |
| In office 1768–1774 | |
| Monarch | Joseph I of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Manuel da Maia |
| Succeeded by | José Pereira Ramos de Azeredo Coutinho |
| In office 1799–1802 | |
| Preceded by | José Pereira Ramos de Azeredo Coutinho |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount of Balsemão |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1732 Torre de Vilela, Portugal |
| Died | 12 March 1813 (aged 80) São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Spouse | Ana Felícia Coutinho Pereira de Sousa Tavares Cerveira e Horta |
| Occupation | Politician |
José de Seabra da Silva GCC (31 October 1732 – 12 March 1813), was a Portuguese magistrate and politician. He was Secretary of State during the rule of the Marquis of Pombal. He contributed to an anti-Jesuit treatise that was used to justify the expulsion of Jesuits from Portugal.