Pandeli Toumazis Ralli JP DL (22 May 1845 – 22 August 1928) was a Greek-British politician. Ralli was born in

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, the son of Toumazis "Thomas" Stephanou Ralli of

Ralli Brothers The five Ralli brothers, Zannis a.k.a. John (1785–1859), Augustus (1792–1878), Pandia a.k.a. Zeus (1793–1865), Toumazis (1799–1858), and Eustratios (1800–84), founded Ralli Brothers, perhaps the most successful expatriate Greek merchant ...

and his wife, Marie, daughter of Pandeli Argenti. The family established itself in

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. Pandeli was educated in

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and at

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. He graduated from

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in 1866 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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' He was elected Liberal Member of Parliament for

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and held the seat until 1880. He was elected Liberal Member of Parliament for Wallingford in 1880 and held the seat until the constituency was abolished in 1885. He held the offices of justice of the peace for

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, and deputy lieutenant of Dorset. He later stood unsuccessfully as a Liberal Unionist. After a long illness, he died unmarried, aged 83, in

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, Sussex. His sister Ioanna married Sir Richard Reynolds-Moreton and was the mother of the Viscountess Byng of Vimy.

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Online British Home Office record of Pandeli Ralli's naturalization
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ralli, Pandeli 1845 births 1928 deaths Alumni of King's College London Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 Deputy lieutenants of Dorset Liberal Unionist Party parliamentary candidates British people of Greek descent French emigrants to the United Kingdom Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Bridport