Harbour master and police chief of Myloi, 1823–1824

31 May 1823 (19 May 1823 old style) Proven

Spyros Stathopoulos became "general harbour master and police overseer of Myloi" and served until early 1824. After him came Konstantinos Michalopoulos ("Astynomos"), Panagis Orfanos as acting police chief (March 1824) and Nikolaos Tsiklitiras.

Where

Myloi (the village), The pier and harbour

Threads

Running the village, The Revolution of 1821, Harbour and pier

Certainty

Proven confirmed by primary sources

Sources

• Χρ. Κ. Ρέππας, «Αστυνομία και δημόσια ασφάλεια στο Άργος και την περιοχή του κατά την Επανάσταση του 1821», Αργολική Αρχειακή Βιβλιοθήκη, 19-01-2011 Open (opens in a new tab)

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