| Prince Toma Vučić Perišić | |
| Office: | Minister of Internal Affairs |
| Term Start: | 1840 |
| Term End: | 1842 |
| Predecessor: | Cvetko Rajović |
| Successor: | Ilija Garašanin |
| Birth Date: | 1787 |
| Birth Place: | Barič, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Serbia) |
| Death Date: | 1859 |
| Death Place: | Belgrade, Principality of Serbia |
| Awards: | Order of Glory |
Prince[1] Toma Vučić Perišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Тома Вучић Перишић; 1787 – 13 July 1859) was a Serbian politician, military leader during the Serbian Revolution, Freemason and one of the most powerful and influential individuals in Serbia of the 19th century.[2] He was Miloš Obrenović's most virulent opponent, and an ally of the Karađorđević Dynasty[3] [4] [5] [6] with Avram Petronijević and Ilija Garašanin and other so-called Constitutionalists (Dimitrije Davidović, Aleksa Simić, Stojan Simić, Milutin Savić).[7] He wanted to bring rule of law and an effective administrative system in the Principality of Serbia, if only foreign interference was not an issue.[8] Eventually, in the political tug-of-war, the constitutionalists period came to an abrupt end with the former absolute ruler reclaiming the throne.[9]
He married twice, first time with Perunika Žabarac and second wife Agnija nicknamed Nula, sister of a Greek revolutionary leader of the Greek War of Independence, Yiannis Pharmakis.[10] With his first wife he had four children, two daughters (Stanka and Anka) and two sons (Stevan and Ilija). According to some sources, Vučić dug out his own eye with a fork during a lunch, because he had an eye pain.[11]
A street in Belgrade is named after him.[12]