Leslie Fry (February 16, 1882 – July 15, 1970), sometimes referred to as L. Fry, was the pen name of Paquita Louise de Shishmareff (born Louise A. Chandor). She was an American antisemitic, pro-fascist author, who is primarily known for Waters Flowing Eastward (1931), a book which asserts that Jews were to blame for both capitalism and Bolshevism, and that it was primarily certain Jews who started World War I. She alleged that certain Freemasons were involved as well. She postulated that the ultimate aim of these particular Jews and Freemasons was "World Domination". These conclusions were based in part on her study of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Called "the most active fascist in southern California", Fry was also a paid Nazi agent who worked to cultivate Nazism in the United States. She attempted to unify various American fascist movements.
Family background Louise A. Chandor"Fry, Leslie (Louise Chandor-Shishmareff)" by Michael Hagemeister, in Handbuch des Antisemitismus 1. A-K (München Saur, 2009), ed. by Wolfgang Benz."In search of evidence of the origin of the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion". UFO 2009, № 96 Michael Hagemeyster (in Russian). See footnote #3 on page 4 (which refers to information in paragraph #6 on page 1) See the entries: (i) Chandor-Shishmareff, Louise – Fry, Leslie (ii) Fry, Leslie (iii) Schischmarjowa, Louise (geb. Chandor) – Fry, Leslie (iv) Shishmareff, Paquita de – Fry, Leslie. was born in Paris, France, the daughter of U.S. citizens John Arthur Chandor and Elizabeth (Red) Fry Ralston.
Louise's mother, Elizabeth (Red) Fry, married William Chapman Ralston (1826–1875) on May 20, 1858, in San Francisco. Soon after their marriage, Ralston rose to become a San Francisco banking and real estate magnate. He became a living legend, acclaimed as "the man who built San Francisco." However, the marriage was unhappy, and ended in tragedy on August 27, 1875, when Ralston drowned while swimming in San Francisco Bay. After a preliminary, partial settlement of her husband's estate, Elizabeth Ralston embarked in December 1875 on a steamer to Europe, intending to settle in Paris with her children. It is reported that she first met John Arthur Chandor en route, and that he soon joined her in Paris, even though he had been recently married in New York City."A Tale of Two Continents; Strange Infatuation of a Widow. Painful Developments Growing Out of the Demand for a Reopening of the Settlement of the Dead Banker Ralston's Estate -- The Mystery of the English 'Lord' and his Bear Explained". New York Times (December 5, 1877, based on an article from the San Francisco Chronicle, November 27, 1877) It is not known if Chandor and Elizabeth Ralston married, but their friendship resulted in the birth of Louise A. Chandor (pen-name: Leslie Fry) in Paris on February 16, 1882.
Louise's paternal grandparents were Lasslo (Laslo) Philip Chandor (originally: László Fülöp Sándor) (1815/1817 – October 7, 1894) and Laura Mannabourg (September 28, 1827 – April 14, 1878). Lasslo was an Austrian-Hungarian adventurer, inventor and businessman, who had emigrated to the U.S. in the 1840s. As a founder and director of the Mineral Lighting Company in New York City, and inventor holding several patents, Lasslo had a keen interest in improving city lighting systems. In the early-to-mid 1860s he obtained four lucrative contracts to improve the public lighting of St. Petersburg, Russia. It is reported that the profits from the contracts, and the profits from his inventions used to fulfill them, made Lasslo a millionaire. Lasslo obtained the contracts by cultivating business relationships with U.S. diplomats in the administrations of Presidents James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Johnson, who were involved in U.S.-Russia trade relations during this time. During the 1870s and 1880s, Lasslo was involved in the burgeoning oil and gas industries in Russia. Lasslo's son John Arthur Chandor (1850–1909), who was Louise's father, was also involved in various business activities in Russia.
Early life in Europe and Russia, 1882–1917
Louise spent considerable time living in St. Petersburg while her grandfather and father were engaged in business activities there. On May 26, 1906 (Old Style)June 8, 1906 (New Style). in St. Petersburg, Louise married Captain (later Colonel) Feodor Ivanovich Shishmarev (born August 16, 1876, O.S.),August 29, 1876 (New Style). an officer in the Russian Imperial Army. The Shishmarev family had been a Russian noble family for centuries. It is believed that Feodor was murdered in 1917 by Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution,Glen Jeansonne, Women of the Far Right: The Mothers' Movement and World War II, University of Chicago Press, 1997. p.228. but before his murder he had the foresight to send Louise (who was now using her married name 'Paquita Louise de Shishmareff') with their two sons (Kyrill and Misha),The 2 sons were named Kyrill (or Kyril) Feodorovich Shishmarev (Anglicized variously as: Kyrill de Shishmareff, Kyrill DeShishmareff, or Kyrill Feodorovich de Shishmareff) (April 11, 1907 – May 12, 1975) and Misha Feodorovich Shishmarev – aka Michael Theodore Fry de Shismareff (Shishmareff), or simply as Michael Fry (January 17, 1910 – July 29, 1983) (See: Ancestry.com). Kyrill de Shishmareff (who usually spelled his first name "Kyril" rather than "Kyrill") claimed that his full name was Prince Kyril Feodorovich de Vassilchikov-Shismarev, Comte de Rohan-Chandor. He used this form of his name as a member of The Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta). See: "Summary of History – Sosjmalta.org" (see page 5, where Kyrill's supposed full name is given). It also states there that Kyrill de Shishmarev died in Portugal on May 12, 1975, after suffering mortal injuries during civil upheavals. Kyrill held the position of Lieutenant Grand Master in this order from 1971–1975 – see: and "Nr. 2060-October 1992 – Sosjmalta.org" (see page 1, right-hand column) and "Green Book" – sosjmalta.org (see page 3) (The Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem – The Hereditary Order – Outlines of History [Second Edition, 1987] by K. Vella Haber, Grand Prior International). This order is a chivalric order which claims to be an authentic, legitimate branch of the original Order of St. John of Jerusalem, but many authorities dispute this claim. For some very good accounts of this dispute see: and: Self-Styled "Orders of Saint John" by Guy Stair Sainty ("Self-Styled Orders 1 – Chivalric Orders" ). For the website of the order of which Kyrill de Shishmarev was a member, see: . By using the name Kyrill Feodorovich de Vassilchikov-Shishmarev, Comte de Rohan-Chandor, clearly Kyrill was claiming that he was a lineal descendant of various noble families besides the Shishmarev family, namely the Vassiltchikov family of Russia (see: "Famille Vassiltchikov" (French Wikipedia), the Rohan family of France and Hungary, and the Chandor (actually Sándor de Szlavnicza?) family of Hungary and Austria; see Famille Sándor: "Famille Sándor" (French Wikipedia). As to his connection with nobility in the Chandor family, Kyrill's mother's paternal grandfather was Count(?) László Fülöp Sándor (Lasslo Philip Chandor) (1815 – October 7, 1894)—see the obituary of Lasslo Chandor's great-grandson Elbert Haring Chandor (April 12, 1921 – December 22, 2003): "Death notice: Chandor E. Haring – New York Times. Lasslo Philip Chandor was born in either Austria or Budapest, Hungary, became an inventor and entrepreneur in the U. S. (he was Director of the Mineral Lighting Company), and had extensive business interests in Russia (especially in St. Petersburg). At the time of his death he was living in London, England, in a house located at 4 Montague Place, Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, St. Giles District, Middlesex County. This house is literally almost directly across the street from the northern end of the British Museum. This wing of the museum houses the King Edward VII Galleries, and it features an entrance to the museum on Montague Place. The probate of Lasslo's estate was handled by his son-in-law Francis William Hastings Medhurst (1844–1914), a mining engineer and inventor who had married Lasslo's daughter Arabella Chandor (1848 - October 21, 1906) in 1869. For more documentation on Lasslo see: "All Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills results for Chandor" – ancestry.com (scroll down to Lasslo Chandor, John Arthur Chandor, and Lasalo Chandor). To get an overview of Lasslo Chandor's activities as an inventor and businessman/entrepreneur, see: "Etienne Lenoir" (Dutch Wikipedia)), "At the Dawn of the Kerosene Era" by Alexander Matviechuk – oilru.com (see subsection titled "Pennsylvanian kerosene in St. Petersburg and Moscow," where Lasslo Chandor's name is spelled "Laszlo Sandor") and Chronological Index of Patents Applied For and Patents Granted For the Year 1867 (London, 1868) (see Patent No. 678: George Glover, of Ranelagh Road, Pimlico, in the County of Middlesex, for an invention for "Improvements in lamps for burning naptha and like fluids." (a communication to him from abroad by Laslo Chandor, a person resident at Great Stable Street, St. Petersburg)). As to Kyril's connection with the Rohan family, it is believed that Kyril, possibly, was claiming a lineal connection with [François Marie des Neiges] Emanuel de Rohan-Polduc (1725–1797), who was Sovereign Grand Master of the Knights of Malta from 1775–1797. Michael Fry (aka Dr. Michael Fry, Michael Theodore Fry de Shismareff, Misha Feodorovich Shishmarev, and Misha Feodorovich de Shishmareff) was the author of two books: (1) Hitler's Wonderland (London: J. Murray, 1934 – xi + 215 pages) (see: Hitler's Wonderland, Library of Congress) (2) Salute the Sun (Glenford, NY: Sun Press, 1980 – 225 pages) (see: Salute the sun, Library of Congress)To read an account of Kyril de Shishmarev's memories of his family's life and activities in Russia in the years prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917, see: (1) Guy Richards – The Hunt for the Czar (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970), Chapter XVI ('The English Baby') (2) William Malpas Clarke – The Lost Fortune of the Tsars (NY: St. Martin's Press, 1st U. S. ed., 1995). and the family fortune, out of the country to safety. During the Bolshevik Revolution, Paquita and her sons moved to Tiflis, in the Transcaucasian SFSR, where they lived under the protection of the American consulate.
Activities in the United States and Europe, 1917–1970
In the mid-summer of 1917 Paquita and her sons left Tiflis and traveled to the eastern Russian port city of Vladivostok, where they boarded the steamship S. S. Goentoer bound for San Francisco, California. They arrived August 31.For details on this voyage and the S. S. Goentoer, see the ship manifest at: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, CA, 1893–1953 (National Archives and Records Administration, microfilm publication M1410). On this ship manifest, Paquita and her sons' names are listed as follows: Pazuite Louis Deschishmareff, Kyriel De Schischmareff, and Miska De Schischmareff. Traveling with the family was a woman named Marie Morin, who is listed as a servant. The S. S. Goentoer left Sourabaya (Soerabaja), Java on July 14, 1917, made stops at several intermediate ports (including, apparently, Vladivostok, Russia, where it is believed Paquita and her sons boarded the ship), and arrived in San Francisco on August 31, 1917.At the time of this voyage, the S. S. Goentoer was owned and operated by the Rotterdam Lloyd Line. See: The Ships List – Fleets List: Rotterdam Lloyd/Stoomboot Reederij "Rotterdamsche Lloyd" . For additional information see::nl:Rotterdamsche Lloyd.