Leonidas M. (Matthew) Calvocoressi^[1]

1851 - 1930  (78 years)

• Name	Leonidas M. (Matthew) Calvocoressi
  Nickname	Leone
  Birth	19 Aug 1851	Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Feb 1930	Grand Hotel d'Angleterre, Athens, Greece
  	The executors of his will were his nephews Matthew John Calvocoressi and Pandia John Calvocoressi (London Gazette 11 July 1930). [2] Death notice, using the descriptor 'suddenly' appeared in The Times (London) 19 Feb 1930, pg. 1.
  Notes	Residence: Junior Athenaeum Club, Piccadilly, London, England He, his father and Ambrose Paul Rodocanachi traded as merchants, at 95 Bishopsgate Street, London, as L. Rodocanachi and Co.; and at Constantinople, as M. Z. Calvocoressi, until dissolved 15 Mar 1885 (London Gazette 2 Jun 1885) He was partners with his father and brother John as L. Rodocanachi and Co., Merchants, Crosby House, 95 Bishopsgate Street. London, until dissolved 1 Jan 1881 (London Gazette 7 Jan 1881). Leonidas Matthew Calvocoressi was partners with Francois Eustratius Mavrogordato [likely Frangoulis (Eustratius) Mavrogordato in Argenti], as manufacturers of and dealers in Lighting and Heating Apparatus, at 31 Hallam Street, Great Portland Street, Middlesex, and at 46 Rue de la Croix de Fer, Brussels, Belgium, as Pyesos Lighting and Heating Company until dissolved 31 Aug 1911 (London Gazette 8 Sep 1911). 1871 England census [West Derby]: household at 'Hawthorn House,' Oak Hill Park, Liverpool, was headed by Paul Rodocanachi, 50, cotton merchant; wife Marigo, 39, both b. Greece; daughters Anastasia, 18, b. Manchester; Despina, 7, Marigo, 6; sons Matthew, 10 and Paul, 3, all b. Liverpool; Leonidas Calvocoressi, nephew, 19, b. Turkey, cotton merchant; & 6 servants. Located close to the Contostavlos family's, 'Athenian Villa' and the Negroponte family's 'The Ferns'. Liverpool Electoral Registers: 1894-1895, 1899-1900 Leonides Matthew Calvocoressi, 56 Princes Road (abode); 1894-1895, 1899-1900 15-17 Mellor's Buildings, 30 Exchange Stret East (counting house); 1899-1900, 3b & 5 Back Rathbone Street (sheds); 1899-1900, 33 & 35 Argyle St. (warehouse) [with Eustace V. Ralli & Alexander Tatoi Pallis]. Calvocoressi, Leonardas Matthew, from Greece. Resident in London. Certificate A4028 issued 2 Jan 1884 (National Archives). L. Calvocoressi was among 130 members of London's 'Greek Colony' who attended a dinner in honor of Greece's former Prime Minister, M. Tricoupis, including J.M. Agelasto, Stephen A. Ralli, A. P. Petrocochino, M. Zarifi, Constantine A. Ionides, P. Vagliano, E. Petrocochino, M.E. Rodocanachi, A.S. Rosetto, J. Bolli, F.H. Zarifi, L. Lambriandi [perhaps Leonidas Lambrinudi], D. Ancelotti, M. Ziffo [perhaps Miliades L. Ziffo], Alex. Constantinidi, P. Paspatti, N. Raftspulo, The. Burlumi, D. Constantinidi, A. Vagliano, A.J.C. Ralli, A.C. Ionides, D. Cavafy, D.S. Schilizzi, M. Spartali, and J.D. Loverdo ([London] Observer, 11 Oct 1885). Occupation: landowner Leoni M. Calvocoressi, who was seriously wounded in late 1912 and 1913 at Manoliasa, Epirus, Greece, sent a letter in Sep 1913 to A.G. Paspati and A.F. Fotiadi. [3] UK Naturalisation: Leonidas Matthew Calvocoressi, Greece, 2 Jan 1884, residence London; home office paper A33943; certificate A4928 [4]
  Person ID	I2023	Negroponte-Agelasto
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Matthew (Zannis) Calvocoressi,   b. 10 Apr 1799, Chios, Greece d. 05 Mar 1891, Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Arghyro (Zannis) Rodocanachi,   b. Abt 1820, Chios, Greece d. 13 Apr 1891, Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1841	Chapel of Our Saviour, Finsbury Circus, City of London, England UK
  	Marriage Witnesses: Stephen and Maria S. Franghiadi; Narkissos Morphinos presiding; entry 6. [5]
  Family ID	F844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 19 Aug 1851 - Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey Death - 18 Feb 1930 - Grand Hotel d'Angleterre, Athens, Greece  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Bishopsgate Street, London, England One of The City's main commercial streets. L. Rodocanachi and Co., Merchants operated from Crosby House, 95 Bishopsgate Street (1881-1885).
  		Crosby Hall, 95 Bishopsgate Street, London
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Crosby Hall

  
  

  Documents		Leonidas M Calvocoressi death certificate English translation by George Agelastos
  		Leonidas Matthew Calvocoressi 1930 Probate

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] 1871 England Census. [S82] UK National Probate Calendar Indexes, 1858-1966, 1973-1995. [S57] Dione Marcos-Dodis, A Chronicle of the Greeks in India: 1750-1950, (Dodoni Publications, Athens, 2002; ISBN 960-385-160-4), 129. [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Dec 1976, 23. Greeks Naturalised in Britain 1801-1900 [S68] Kyriakos Metaxas, editor, The Greek Gazette, (London, England), Feb 1977, 12. Records of Marriages from the Church of Our Saviour [London]