George Temperley

George Alison Temperley
Personal details
Born 1823
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Died June 25, 1900
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting place La Recoleta Cemetery
Nationality English
Occupation Landowner
Trader
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George Temperley (1823–1900) was an English landowner, founder of the Argentine city Temperley.[1]

Biography

George Temperley was born in Newcastle, England, and arrived in Buenos Aires in 1838. He married Charlotte Knight in February 17, 1846 in the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.[2] In 1851 Temperley remarried to Carolyn Knight (relative of his first wife),[3] in the 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 business, considered one of the most important establishments of Buenos Aires.[4] In 1866 George Temperley, together with his compatriot Richard Black Newton were two of the founding members of The Argentine Rural Society.[5] In 1872 George Temperley helped build the Anglican Church (Holy Trinity).[6]

In January 1, 1893 George Temperley founded Temperley, one of the most important cities in the southern part of Greater Buenos Aires.

References

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