George Temperley (1823–1900) was an English landowner, founder of the

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Temperley Temperley is a district in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the south of Lomas de Zamora Partido. History In 1854 the industrial and textile merchant George Temperley (born in 1823 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) bought from the Ma ...

Biography

George Temperley was born in

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, son of John Askew Temperley and Margaret Allison, belonging to a family of

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. He had emigrated to Argentina during the reign of

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. Permanently established in the city of Buenos Aires, he married Charlotte Knight, daughter of George Knight and Eleonor Proctor, natives of

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. His marriage was performed under the Anglican rite, and was celebrated on February 17, 1846, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist His second wife was Carolyn Knight, a noble lady relative of his first spouse. The wedding was held in 1851 by the Irish priest

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in the Catholic Church San Pedro Telmo. In his early years in Argentina, Temperley was dedicated to the commerce, he had been the owner of a

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ing business, considered one of the most important establishments of Buenos Aires. In 1866 George Temperley, together with his compatriot

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were co-founders of The Argentine Rural Society. Time later in 1872, he helped build the Church

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, an Anglican church built for British families who were established in the area of Lomas de Zamora from around 1860. On January 1, 1893, George Temperley founded Temperley, a locality belonging to the commune of

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in the southern part of

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References

External links

George Temperley Biography on TemperleyWebfamilysearch.orgfamilysearch.orgfamilysearch.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Temperley, George 1823 births 1900 deaths People from Newcastle upon Tyne 19th-century English people English people of Irish descent People from Buenos Aires People from Temperley People from Buenos Aires Province Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery Río de la Plata