Spyridon Trikoupis

Σπυρίδων ΤρικούπηςPrime Minister of GreeceIn office
25 January 1833 – 12 October 1833 (o.s.)Preceded byAdministrative Committee of Greece (1832)Succeeded byAlexandros Mavrokordatos Personal detailsBorn(1788-04-20)20 April 1788
Missolonghi, Ottoman EmpireDied24 February 1873(1873-02-24) (aged 84)
Athens, GreecePolitical partyEnglish PartyChildrenCharilaos Trikoupis

Spiridon Trikoupis (Greek: Σπυρίδων Τρικούπης; 20 April 1788 – 24 February 1873) was a Greek statesman, diplomat, author and orator. He was the first Prime Minister of Greece (1833) and a member of provisional governments of Greece since 1826.

Early life

He was born in Missolonghi and was son of the primate of Missolonghi, Ioannis Trikoupis. After studying in Paris and London, he became private secretary to Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford, Governor of the Ionian Islands.

Political career

During the Greek War of Independence, he occupied several important administrative and diplomatic posts. He was a member of the provisional government in 1826, a member of the national convention at Troezen in 1827, and president of the council and minister of foreign affairs in 1832. He was appointed the first Prime Minister of Greece in 1833. He was thrice Greek minister (ambassador) to London (1834–1837, 1841–1843 and 1849–1862),^[1] and in 1850 envoy-extraordinary to Paris.

Orations and history

His funeral oration for his friend Lord Byron, delivered in the cathedral of Missolonghi in 1824^[2][3] was translated into many languages. A collection of his earlier religious and political orations was published in Paris in 1836. He was the author of Istoria tis Ellinikis Epanastaseos (London, 1853–1857), his work on the history of the Greek revolution.

Children

He was the father of Charilaos Trikoupis, also a Prime Minister of Greece.

References

External links

• Works by Spyridon Trikoupis at Project Gutenberg

Political offices
Preceded by None (civil war)	Prime Minister of Greece 25 January – 12 October 1833 (o.s.)	Succeeded by Alexandros Mavrokordatos
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by unknown	Greek Minister to the United Kingdom 1834–1837	Succeeded by unknown
Preceded by unknown	Greek Minister to the United Kingdom 1841–1843	Succeeded by unknown
Preceded by unknown	Greek Minister to the United Kingdom 1849–1862	Succeeded by unknown