NameIoannis ‘Jean’ (Constantin) Sinadino
Birth1820, Chios, Greece/Hellenes
Death19 May 1890, Milan, Italy
OccupationBanker in Alexandria and London. Financier of the Suez Canal.
Note 1Founder of the Anglo-Egyptian Bank (1864), the Bank of Alexandria, London (1872) and the General Bank of Egypt. Founded in 1860 a merchant trading house in Alexandria with the Marseilles ship-owner Jules Pastré (created a count by Napoleon lll).
Note 2Created single-handed the Anglo-Egyptian Bank (1864) which played a pivotal role in financing the Suez Canal. This bank then led to the creation in London of the Bank of Alexandria (1872) and of the General Bank of Egypt in Alexandria..
Note 3After his death these banks were controlled by his son Constantin and his nephew Themistocles who financed the building of Egyptian railways for which the Sinadino family had a monopoly under a ‘firman’ from viceroy Mehemet Ali.
Note 4His branch of the family appear to have been known as ‘ les Sinadino d’En Ville’.
Flags***, Rodocanachi, Sinadino
FatherConstantin (Ioannis) Sinadino (1790-1873)
MotherMarigo (Zannis) Rodocanachi (?-?)
Other spousesCarolina (---) Cazati