John Cocoris

John Michael Cocoris (Greek: Γιάννης Μιχάλης Κόκκορης; September 17, 1877 – 1944) was a Greek businessman.

Born in Leonidio, he came to New York City in 1895 to work in the sponge trade.

In 1896, he worked with John K. Cheyney in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

By the 1930s, the sponge industry of Tarpon Springs was very productive, generating millions of dollars a year.

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