page_title: John Cocoris
hierarchical_section_title: John Cocoris
caption_attribution_description: English: Plaque in Tarpon Springs commemorating John Cocoris. Photograph by J. Williams. (March 18, 2005).
context_page_description: John Michael Cocoris 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. In 1905, he introduced sponge diving to the area and recruited Greek sponge divers from the Dodecanese Islands. By the 1930s, the sponge industry of Tarpon Springs was very productive, generating millions of dollars a year.
  He died in 1944 in Duval County, Florida.
context_section_description: 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. In 1905, he introduced sponge diving to the area and recruited Greek sponge divers from the Dodecanese Islands. By the 1930s, the sponge industry of Tarpon Springs was very productive, generating millions of dollars a year.
  He died in 1944 in Duval County, Florida.
caption: Plaque in Tarpon Springs, Florida commemorating Cocoris.
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