Richard Blake Newton
Richard Blake Newton | |
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portrait of Richard Blake Newton | |
Vice President of the Argentine Rural Society.[1] | |
In office 1866–1868 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
March 15, 1801 Surrey, England |
Died |
January 15, 1868 Chascomús, Argentina |
Resting place | British cemetery |
Nationality |
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Spouse(s) | María de los Santos Vásquez |
Occupation | Landowner |
Richard Blake Newton (1801-1868) was an English landowner.[2] He was one of the founding members of the Argentine Rural Society.[3]
Biography
Richard was born in Surrey, England (United Kingdom), son of Richard Newton, born in Reading, and Sarah Whiffen, belonging to a family of Keston.[4] He had completed his elementary studies in the Blue Coat School.
Richard established himself very young in Buenos Aires, and after a while he acquired land in Chascomus, where he dedicated himself to the breeding of cattle, being the first introducer of the wiring in the haciendas of the Pampas.[5] In 1866 he participated in the foundation of the La Sociedad Rural Argentina. His son Ricardo Newton was president of the institution in 1888.[6]
Richard Blake Newton was married to María de los Santos Vásquez, born in Buenos Aires, daughter of Cipriano Vásquez and Justa Molina, born in Córdoba.[7]
References
- ↑ Richard Black Newton, Editorial del Lago
- ↑ Cuadernos de antropología social, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Ciencias Antropologicas
- ↑ Historia de la Sociedad Rural Argentina:, Jorge Newton, Lily Sosa de Newton
- ↑ Anales de la Sociedad Rural Argentina:, Sociedad Rural Argentina
- ↑ Consecuencias sociales del alambramiento (1872-1880), Raúl Jacob
- ↑ Todo es historia, Issues 486-491, Todo es Historia, 2008
- ↑ Anales, Volume 76, Sociedad Rural Argentina