Samuel Fisher Lafone
Samuel Fisher Lafone (Liverpool, 1805 – Buenos Aires, 1871) was a British-born Uruguayan businessman.
Samuel Fisher Lafone | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1805 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Died | 1871 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Spouse(s) | María Fligia de Quevedo y Alsina |
| Children | Samuel Alejandro Lafone Quevedo Hope Lafone Quevedo Guillermo Lafone Quevedo |
Lafone developed an important economic activity in Montevideo and Argentina.[1] He established a settlement at Hope Place on the southern shores of Brenton Loch, Falkland Islands, in 1846.[2]
In 1851, Mr Lafone's interest in Lafonia (Falkland Islands) , as the place came to be called, was purchased for £30,000 by the Falkland Islands Company, which had been incorporated by charter in the same year. His name is closely linked to the development of La Teja neighborhood (where today a square is named for him).[3]
He was a decisive promoter of the creation of the Anglican Holy Trinity Temple in Montevideo.[4]
He died in Buenos Aires.
References
- Alba Mariani: La familia y las empresas de Samuel Fisher Lafone. 1805–1871. (in Spanish)
- History of Brenton Loch Archived 6 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Samuel Lafone y la historia de La Teja (in Spanish)
- Holy Trinity Church
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