Emanuele Notarbartolo

Of aristocratic origins – Notarbartolo being one of the most prominent families of Sicilian nobility and his grandfather being Francesco Paolo, Prince of Sciara – he took part in Giuseppe Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand and became a distinguished member of the Historical Right.

He served as the mayor of Palermo and as Director General of Banco di Sicilia (Bank of Sicily).

The integrity he demonstrated in his public offices, in particular at the Banco di Sicilia, ultimately cost him his life.

[1] On 1 February 1893, on the train from Termini Imerese to Trabia, he was stabbed 27 times by Matteo Filippello and Giuseppe Fontana, two affiliates of cosa nostra.

In 1899, the Chamber of Deputies authorized the trial against politician Raffaele Palizzolo as the instigator of the assassination.