Thomas Gowland (1768–1833) was a British trader, who dedicated himself to the import and export of manufactured products in Buenos Aires.[1] He was the patriarch of the Gowland family in the Rio de la Plata, established in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of San Nicolás at the beginning of the 19th century.[2]
Thomas Gowland | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1768 London, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Died | 2 November 1833 (aged 65) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Cause of death | accident |
| Resting place | La Recoleta Cemetery |
| Spouse | Sarah Phillips |
| Children | Daniel Santiago Gowland Tomás Diego Gowland Juan Gowland María Elena Gowland |
| Occupation | merchant importer exporter |
Life
editHe was born in London, England, the son of Thomas Gowland and Emma Elizabeth Chamberlayne, a family originally from Durham.[3] His grandparents were Edmund Chamberlayne and Elizabeth Atkyns, members of the English aristocracy.[4] He was one of the most distinguished merchants of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, having an active part in the main mercantile activities of the British firms of the Río de la Plata.[5] He maintained an excellent relationship with Buenos Aires society at the time, and also with Juan Manuel de Rosas, with whom he used to meet.[6]
Thomas Gowland had emigrated to Argentina in 1812, accompanied by his wife Sarah Phillips and sons Daniel, Thomas and John.[7] He died on 2 November 1833, when a gun was accidentally fired. He was originally buried in the Protestant Cemetery of Victoria, and transferred to the closing of this to the Gowland family pantheon in The Recoleta Cemetery.[8]
References
edit- ^ Norteamericanos en la Argentina. Lucio Ricardo Pérez Calvo. 2008. ISBN 9789870553472.
- ^ British Railways in Argentina 1857-1914: A Case Study of Foreign Investment. Colin M. Lewis. 19 November 2015. ISBN 9781474241670.
- ^ The Connoisseur, Volumes 50-52. National Magazine Company). 1918.
- ^ The History of Essex: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. Elizabeth Ogborne). 1814.
- ^ British mercantile houses in Buenos Aires, 1810-1880, Volumen2. University of Wisconsin--Madison. 1972.
- ^ Revista del Centro de Estudios Genealógicos de Buenos Aires, Volumes 2-4. Centro de Estudios Genealógicos de Buenos Aires). 1980.
- ^ Buenos Ayres desde las quintas de Retiro a Recoleta (1580-1890). Maxine Hanon). 2000. ISBN 9789879938232.
- ^ Thomas Gowland y Chamberlaine & Sara Phillips. Genealogía Irlandesa.