Tomás Xavier de Lima Teles da Silva, 1st Marquis of Ponte de Lima, 13th Count of Vila Nova de Cerveira (12 October 1727 — 23 December 1800), was a Portuguese nobleman, statesman, and historian.
Career Tomás Xavier de Lima Teles da Silva was a Fidalgo of the Royal Household of Maria I of Portugal and a knight of the Order of Christ. He was a supporter of João de Almeida Portugal who tried to rehabilitate his father, Tomás Teles da Silva, who was convicted in the Távora affair.
He served as the head of the Portuguese government from 1786 to 1788.
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