Constantine (Paul) Negroponte

Notes:

Constantine P. Negroponte became a naturalized US citizen on 6 June 1859, according to his passport application.

travel: C. P. Negroponte arrived New York from Liverpool on the Scythia (New York Times, 3 Jan 1880); C. P. Negroponte, 52, merchant, Greek, arrived New York from Liverpool on the Bothnia 8 Sep 1880; C. P. Negroponte sailed on the Umbria (New York Tribune, 9 Sep 1888); Constantine P Negroponte, 62, arrived New York from Liverpool on the Servia 1 Sep 1890.

Residence, Norfolk, Va.:1885-1892) bds Atlantic Hotel.

His namesake lived in Liverpool.

The 1894 Liverpool directory lists C.P. Negroponte, cotton merchant, at 43 Exchange Chambers, Bixteth St.

One box of merchandise arrived New York on the Baltic for Conas Negroponte (New York Daily Tribune, 27 Oct 1857, p 8).

On the day of the 1861 British census, there were two unmarried men named Constantine Negroponte in Liverpool: (1) aged 27, cotton merchant, born in Syros, Greece, lived at 150 Crown Street with Mary Anne Smith, a visitor, and a servant. (2) aged 32, merchant, lodged at 163 Upper Parliament Street [digital record difficult to decipher; scanner says middle initial 'P' and born USA]. Most probably, this man is the latter or neither.

Constant P. Negroponte, Greek merchant, residing at Beech House, Fairfield [Greenbank Dr, Sefton Park] was involved in a paternity suit with Sarah Parry, a waitress, 31 Montague Street concerning her child, born 27 Jan 1862.

Occupation: Negroponte & Co, cotton buyers 11 Cotton Exchange (1882-1884); cotton exporters 51 Main, Norfolk, Va. (1885-1892). E. Fachiri worked out of the same address.

1893 Galveston, TX directory lists C.P. Negroponte, cotton buyer; office, 2023 Strand, Galveston, TX; rms D. Paterachi [Demosthenes Paterachi, cotton buyer, office 2022 Strand, r. 2024 25th, cor Ave Q.]

Perhaps he had a son, Michael, a physician.

Notes:

Died:
Killed in Athens (no explanation provided)...(Christopher Long)

Paul married Princess Eleni (Constantine) Handjery. Eleni (daughter of Prince Constantine (Gheorghi) Handjery Voda and Roxandra (Alexander) Ghika) died on 14 Jan 1883 in Piraeus, Attica, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Helene Handzery, married to Paul Negroponte, was the daughter of Constantine (George) Handzery, and Roxane (Alexander) Ghika, daughter of Pr. Alexandre Ghika, Prince Régnant de Valachie and Roxane Rizo-Rangabé, according to Eugène Rizo Rangabé's Livre d'or de la noblesse phanariote en Grèce, en Roumanie, en Russie et en Turquie (S. C. Vlastos, Athènes, 1892, p. 59-60).

Name:
also Hélène Handzery

Died:
The death of Helen Negroponte is listed in the 1883 index, Vital Statistics, Piraeus, Greece, p 20

John married Lukia (Antonios) Calvocoressi. Lukia (daughter of Antonios (Zannis) Calvocoressi and Maria (Nicolas) Prassacachi) was born in Chios, Greece; died in Odessa, Ukraine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

or Handzery

Constantine married Roxandra (Alexander) Ghika. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ambrosios married Angerou [Negroponte]. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Antonios married Maria (Nicolas) Prassacachi. Maria was born in 1754 in Chios, Greece. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]