Demetri P. Marchessini was a Greek businessman. He was among the largest donors to the UK Independence Party and gave £15,000 to the party during 2013. He died on 6 March 2016.
Occupation
businessperson, writer
Citizenship
Greece
Born
July 20, 1934
Died
March 6, 2016
Overview
Demetri P. Marchessini (20 July 1934 – 6 March 2016) was a Greek businessman. He was among the largest donors to the UK Independence Party and gave £15,000 to the party during 2013. He died on 6 March 2016.
Personal life
Born in Athens, he was educated at Williams College, Massachusetts, and at Harvard Law School, Harvard. He married Lucinda Hilary Roberts, a daughter of Owen Roberts and sister of the former Camilla, Countess Erne (first wife of Henry Crichton, 6th Earl Erne), in 1961. They lived first in New York, and then in London with their four daughters, Lucinda (who married Patrick Lawrence, 5th Baron Trevethin), Cassandra, Atalanta and Tatiana Marchessini.
He lived in Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London.
