Emanuele Notarbartolo
Emanuele Notarbartolo, Marquis of San Giovanni (Palermo, February 23, 1834 – Termini Imerese, February 1, 1893) was an Italian banker and politician. He is widely considered as Mafia's first eminent victim in 1893.
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 to 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 costed him his life.[1]
On February 1, 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.
One of the main streets of Palermo is dedicated to him, as well as the Notarbartolo Railway Station.