Thomas Gowland Phillips
| Thomas Gowland Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 23, 1803 London, England |
| Died |
July 17, 1883 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Resting place | La Recoleta Cemetery |
| Nationality |
 |
| Occupation |
Merchant importer exporter |
| Profession | auctioneer |
Thomas Gowland (1803-1883) was an English merchant and auctioneer.[1] He was member of one of the most powerful British families established in Argentina since the beginning of the 19th century.[2]
Biography
Thomas was born in London (United Kingdom), the second son of Thomas Gowland and Sarah Philips. In 1812 he arrived in the city of Buenos Aires in the company of his family.[3] On May 8, 1827 he was married in the parish of Montserrat to Saturnina Gestal, born in Montevideo, daughter of José Gestal and Juana Gonzalez.[4] The Gowland's family lived on 185rd Reconquista Street, neighborhood of San Nicolas.[5]
In Argentina, Thomas Gowland opened a trading company (Gowland & Co), importing and exporting.[6] His Company had a strong commercial relationship with the United States, country from which he had imported a great quantity of manufactured products to Buenos Aires.[7]
Gallery
His mother, Sara Phillips, portrait by Henry Raeburn, c.1820.
Thomas Gowland & Co, notice published on February 19, 1831 by The British Packet, and Argentine News..jpg)
His son, Máximo Gowland (right), in the Casa de Moneda de la República Argentina, accompanied by Samuel Canaveris (centre).
References
- ↑ Historia de los barrios de Buenos Aires, Volume 1. Vicente Osvaldo Cutolo.
- ↑ Boletín del Instituto Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. El Instituto, 1982.
- ↑ Estancias y estancieros de barracas hasta el salado:. Emilio Manuel Fernández-Gómez.
- ↑ El libro de los linajes:. Arca, 1976).
- ↑ Norteamericanos en la Argentina. Lucio Ricardo Pérez Calvo).
- ↑ The British Packet, and Argentine News. No. 235. The British Packet).
- ↑ Summa: revista de arquitectura, tecnología y diseño. Ediciones Summa SACIFI, 1991).