Georgios Roufos (Greek: Γεώργιος Ρούφος, 1841–1891) was a

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and

Mayor of Patras In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...

for three terms, 1870–1874, 1874–1875 and 1887–1891. He was the 11th mayor of Patras. He was the son of

Benizelos Roufos Benizelos Roufos (; 1795–1868) was a Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece. Biography Early life Roufos was born in Patras in 1795, a scion of the wealthy Roufos-Kanakaris family. He was the son of Athanasios Kanakaris who fought dur ...

, a

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and

, he is descended from the

Rouphos Rouphos or Roufos or Rufus (Greek: Ρούφος) is an ancient Greek name and modern Greek surname. It may refer to the following persons: * Rufus of Ephesus, an ancient Greek physician *Rufus of Thebes, was a bishop of Thebes * Athanasios Kanakari ...

Kanakaris Kanakaris (Greek: Κανακάρης) may refer to the following persons: * Athanasios Kanakaris (1760–1823), a Greek revolutionary and politician *Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos (Greek: Αθανάσιος Κανακ ...

families with many generations of politicians and descended from southern

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. He studied law in

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and northwest to

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. He married Roxani Mavromichali (Ρωξάνη Μαυρομιχάλη) and raised a son

Ioannis Roufos Ioannis Roufos (, 1870-1908) was a Greek politician. He was the son of Georgios Rouphos, a politician and the 11th Mayor of Patras and a grandson of Benizelos Roufos, a Prime Minister of Greece and Mayor of Patras, he is descended from the Roup ...

. In 1864, he was attorney at the national assembly. During his mayoral run, he constructed and opened the

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, opened a public hospital, began the construction of wave braker at the Port of Patras, localized the opening of

Georgiou I Square Georgiou I Square () is the central square of Patras, Greece. The square is named after King George I of Greece. It is crossed by Maizonos, Korinthou and Gerokostopoulou streets. The neoclassical Apollon Theatre is situated on the northeast s ...

and ran the gaslight factory 1 km south-southwest of downtown. It cost 1,000,000

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s of that time and loan payments. In his second term in 1977, it had a lot of rascals and troublemakers between the Rouphic and the Antirouphics. In that situation, he tore down the castle at the spot where the theater was constructed, bakery and several buildings. He was elected repeatedly in 1883 to the Trikoupi government, he was a naval minister. In 1891, a large fire destroyed his homes and the archives of the Rouphos family. He gave 800 volumes from the

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in Patras before his death and gave the municipality his home in which today is part of the Roufeio (or Roufio) Public School. He was later honoured and a street in Patras was named after him. He had a second house in now suburban

Roitika Roitika or Rogitika () is a village in the municipal unit of Paralia, Achaea, Greece. It is situated on the Gulf of Patras, 2 km southwest of the village Paralia, and 8 km southwest from Patras city centre. The population is around 1,200. The G ...

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Georgios Georgios (, , ) is a Ancient Greek, Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound (linguistics), compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "underta ...

Politicians from Patras Children of prime ministers of Greece