George Temperley
| George Alison Temperley | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1823 Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
| Died |
1900 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality |
 English |
| Occupation | landowner, trader |
George Temperley (1823–1900) was an English landowner, founder of the Argentine city Temperley.[1]
Biography
George Temperley was born in Newcastle, England, had arrived in Buenos Aires in 1838. He was married Charlotte Knight, marriage, made in February 17, 1846 in the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.[2] In 1851 Temperley converted to Catholicism, was remarried to Caroline Knight in Parish of San Pedro Telmo. The priest of the ceremony was Anthony Dominic Fahy. In his early years in Argentina, Temperley had been the owner of a blacksmithing, considered one of the most elegant establishments of Buenos Aires.[3]
In 1866 George Temperley, together with his compatriot Richard Black Newton were two of the founding members of The Argentine Rural Society.[4] In 1872 George Temperley helped build the Anglican Church (Holy Trinity).[5]
In January 1, 1893 George Temperley founded Temperley, one of the most important cities in the southern part of Greater Buenos Aires.
References
- ↑ Harold Temperley: A Scholar and Romantic in the Public Realm, John D. Fair
- ↑ Dissident Cemeteries in Buenos Aires, Vol. I, Saul Montes-Bradley II
- ↑ Andanzas de un Irlandés en el Campo Porteño (1845-1864), John Brabazon
- ↑ Los angloargentinos en Buenos Aires: lengua, identidad y nación antes y, Florencia Cortés Conde
- ↑ The Avant-garde and Geopolitics in Latin America, Fernando J. Rosenberg