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

Prime Minister of Greece The prime minister of the Hellenic Republic ( el, Πρωθυπουργός της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας, Prothypourgós tis Ellinikís Dimokratías), colloquially referred to as the prime minister of Greece ( el, Πρωθυ� ...

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, he is descended from the

Rouphos Rouphos or Roufos (Greek: Ρούφος) is a Greek surname. It may refer to the following persons: *Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos (1830–1902), mayor of Patras *Benizelos Roufos (1795–1868), prime minister of Greece * Angelos Roufos (1852& ...

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 Italy. He studied law in Athens and northwest to Paris. He married Roxani Mavromichali (Ρωξάνη Μαυρομιχάλη) and raised a son

Ioannis Roufos Ioannis Roufos ( el, Ιωάννης Ρούφος, 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 Patr ...

. In 1864, he was attorney at the national assembly. During his mayoral run, he constructed and opened the Apollo Theatre, opened a public hospital, began the construction of wave braker at the

Port of Patras A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

, localized the opening of Georgiou I Square and ran the gaslight factory 1 km south-southwest of downtown. It cost 1,000,000 drachmas 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 library 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 Royitika ( el, Ροΐτικα or Ρογίτικα) 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. ...

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Georgios Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work"). It is one of the most ...

Politicians from Patras Children of prime ministers of Greece