Dimitrios Votsis, Greek lawyer and politician (b. 1841)
Dimitrios Votsis (Greek: Δημήτριος Βότσης, 1841 – October 28, 1917) was a Greek politician and a mayor of Patras. His family is descended from Paramythia in Thesprotia in Epirus. He was the son of Athanasios and daughter of Eleni Votsi, they were the first settlers of the city after their battle for an independent Greece was lost in Epirus. He studied law and later became a judge in Patras.
1917Oct, 28
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