Benedito Antonio da Silva

Benedito Antônio da Silva

, foi um major comandante da guarda nacional de Santo Amaro1 , uma das maiores fortunas do fim do Brasil Imperial. Era financista e esteve entre os fundadores das seguintes companhias Brasileiras: Companhia Docas de Santos, Companhia de Águas e Esgotos da Cantareira (SABESP), Companhia de Águas São Lourenço, Ferrovia Rio Claro-São Carlos2 , entre outras, incluindo alguns bancos paulistas. Foi proprietário da histórica chácara do Capão em São Paulo, terras que hoje se encontram a avenida Paulista3 e a Brigadeiro Luis Antônio. Sua casa no Páteo do Colégio (Centro de São Paulo) foi tombada pelo Condephaat. A casa se chama Casa Número Um e fica localizada ao lado do Solar da Marquesa de Santos.

Casa do Major Benedito Antonio da Silva no centro de São Paulo
Era de tradicional família paulista, era filho do sargento-mor comandante José da Silva de Carvalho, tendo entre seus parentes importantes figuras da sociedade Imperial, como seu irmão o barão do Tietê e seu sobrinho o senador Rodrigo Augusto da Silva.4 Sua filha foi feita com seu marido baronesa de Bernardo Pinto pelo Rei de Portugal. Seu filho, Dr. Manoel Claudino da Silva, foi pioneiro industrial e medico formado pela tradicional Universidade da Pensilvânia nos Estados Unidos. Dr. Manoel constrói em Taubaté diversos empreendimentos pioneiros. Começou a construção de uma fabrica de cristais e vidros em 1902, chamada na época de Companhia de Vidros e Cristaes Jacques Felix. Em Taubaté instalou também uma fazenda modelo de reprodução de gado de raça e uma granja.

Filantropia Foi irmão mesário da Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, onde exerceu a mordomia do Hospital por vários anos. Em 1880 sob sua direção foi criado o Externato São José, parte da Santa Casa.5 Foi ainda conselheiro da Irmandade do Senhor dos Passos no Convento do Carmo de São Paulo; vice-ministro da Venerável Ordem Terceira da Penitência de São Francisco juntamente com sua cunhada, a baronesa do Tietê, ministra6 ; foi juntamente com seu irmão o barão do Tietê, irmão mesário da Irmandade do Santíssimo Sacramento de Santo Amaro.

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Benedicto Antônio da Silva

9 (Maria Josefa da Anunciação de Oliveira, Ana Rosa

Cadaval, Josefa Machado, Antónia Ribeiro de Morais, António Ribeiro de Morais, Luzia Borges Leme, Simão Borges de Cerqueira, Maria Borges de Cerqueira, Leonor Leme, Fernão Dias) was born on 4 Apr 1822 in Santo Amaro, São Paulo. He was christened on 25 Apr 1822 in Santo Amaro, São Paulo. He died on 7 Mar 1902 in São Paulo. Benedicto Antonio was a banker and a real estate developer. Like his brother and his father he was especially involved in finance and commerce. Among the corporations that he was co-founder and stockholder were the Companhia de Águas e Esgotos da Cantareira (water supply and sewage treatment), the Banco da Lavoura (bank involved in financial underwriting and mortgage lending), the Companhia Docas de Santos (port of Santos) and the Rio Claro Railway. Beside these investments he was a real estate developer in São Paulo, building both for his private developments and the government as a contractor and among his projects was the paving of the streets of Sao Paulo. He was a director in the Banco da Lavoura and served as the fiscal council of the Banco dos Lavradores, the Companhia Melhoramentos (conglomerate) and the Companhia Industrial de São Paulo (textile factory). Benedicto was also a major investor in the Banco Del Credere, where his son-in-law, the Baron of Bernardo Pinto, was the president. Bernardo Pinto was Benedicto's representative in different corporations in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and in Europe. Bernardo Pinto was also president of the Cia. Melhoramentos, a company connected to both Benedicto and his business partner Col. Proost Rodovalho. Benedicto rarely got directly involved in politics, unlike his older brother, the Baron of Tietê, head of the conservative party in the province of São Paulo. Tietê had served both as interim president of São Paulo in multiple terms and was a deputy in the national assembly in Rio de Janeiro. After his brother's death in 1877, Benedicto, himself one of the leaders of the conservative party, used his influence in São Paulo to support his nephew, Deputy Rodrigo Augusto da Silva. This nephew became an important minister, counsellor and senator of Emperor Dom Pedro II. Rodrigo was the author and defender in the National Assembly of the law that ended slavery in Brazil. The political positions that Benedicto Antonio occupied himself were the presidency of the municipal chamber of Santo Amaro and the post of judge of the peace, both local positions previously held by his father in Santo Amaro. Benedicto like the rest of his family was a political moderate; as such he maintained friendships and held business partnerships with the main Liberal leaders in the province. In the National Guard he served as the commanding officer of the Santo Amaro district, holding the post of commander, also a post previously held by his father. Benedicto would also be appointed colonel years later. During the War of the Triple Alliance, he was appointed by the imperial government president of the regional war commission; among his duties was organizing soldiers from his district to serve in the war. Benedicto was involved in different Catholic charities and was for many years the majordomo of the hospital of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia of São Paulo, in the same institution his family contributed for 12 Apr 2012 Descendants of Fernão Dias Paes Page 15 the construction of the new hospital built in the 1880's. He was also a member of the Third Order of St. Francis where he served as vice-ministro. This order had special importance for his family since his father was also a member of this brotherhood and his older brother, José Manoel, was ministro of the order for many years, additionally, other ancestors were also members, most famously Diogo da Silva de Carvalho, ministro of the order. Benedicto was a councillor of the brotherhood of the Holy Sacrament, established in the São Paulo Cathedral and the provedor of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Sorrows also in the same cathedral. Benedicto also donated money to restore the Consolação Church close to his property and to build the hospital of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Santo Amaro, he was appointed protector of the hospital. He was appointed to different commissions by the São Paulo government and, he was among the seven members appointed to the commission responsible for the reception of the Imperial family in the city of São Paulo, which he did in multiple visits, including a visit of Emperor D. Pedro II and Empress D. Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies to his property, the historical Capão estate. Among his properties in São Paulo was the historical Capão estate, also known as Pinheiros, this property was built by his ancestor Fernão Dias Paes around the year 1580 and was historically connected to the Leme family. Previous residents included Fernão Dias Paes Leme, famous bandeirante, the historian Pedro Taques de Almeida Pais Leme and José de Góes e Moraes, colonial governor of São Paulo. Benedicto was the 11th owner of the property, and the 8th Leme descendant to own it. In the Capão estate, British engineers installed part of the infrastructure of the water supply company founded by Benedicto in 1878. The infrastructure was officially inaugurated by Emperor Dom Pedro II and prime-minister Sinimbu in the official visit to the property mentioned above. Benedicto had a troubled family life, two of his children had been ill troughout their lifes, his eldest son, Ismael, died when he was 18 years old and this loss greatly impacted Benedicto. In 1899 his daughter Maria das Dores, baroness of Bernado Pinto, also passed away after many years of sickness. After the loss of his daughter Benedicto himself became ill and in the same year was legally declared incapable of managing his own affairs. His wife, Claudina, appointed their only living son, Manoel Claudino, to manage his estate. Because of this action a great dispute began between Manoel Claudino and his brother-in-law and cousin, Pedro Ferreira, a descendant of Pedro Taques de Almeida Pais Leme, husband of Gabriella Silva. The dispute became public and was followed by the major newspapers to the great embarrassment of the family. Benedicto married Claudina da Anunciação e Silva, daughter of his cousin, Manoel Joaquim do Rosário e Silva. Claudina was a descendant of the Silva de Carvalho, Borba Gato, Blanco, Raposo, Diniz Caldeira and Arzão (Arzam) families. Benedicto and Claudina had the following children:

Ismael, Gabriella Augusta, Maria das Dores (Baroness of Bernardo Pinto), Manoel Claudino and Thereza.