Antonios Antonopoulos

Antonios Antonopoulos (Greek: Αντώνιος Αντωνόπουλος) (1805–1887) was a Greek politician of Achaia and a mayor of Patras.

He was born in Patras sixteen years before the Greek Revolution. He was elected mayor of Patras in 1847 and the government was created. He was an anti-monarchist and deposed himself in the same day, staying in the mayoral chair for one day. In that way, in the place where Konstantinos Skourletis succeeded.

Antanopoulos was elected in that year to the municipal council; from 1841, he became president of the municipal council. His father Dimitrios Antonopoulos was a minority leader in the national council of Troizina (Troezen) and councillor. His brother Ioannis Antonopoulos tried to be mayor of Patras and a judge minister. He was awarded the Aristeio of Agonos and a few others.

Antonois Antonopoulos died in Patras in 1887.

References

• City of Patras (Greek)
• Patras mia eliniki protevoussa ston 19o eona (Πάτρα μία ελληνική πρωτεύουσα στον 19ο αιώνα = Patras, A Greek Capital During the 19th Century) Nikos Bakounakis, Kastaniotis publishers ISBN 960-03-0000-3 Athens 1995
• 1836-206 Dimarchoi Patreon (1836-2006 Δήμαρχοι Πατρέων = Mayors Of Patras From 1836 Until 2006), Petros Psomas, Donti ISBN 960-88046-2-0
• The first version of the article is translated and is based from the article at the Greek Wikipedia (el:Main Page)