Daniel Gowland
| Daniel Gowland Phillips | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Daniel James Gowland Phillips 8 February 1798 London, United Kingdom |
| Died |
8 March 1883 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Resting place | La Recoleta Cemetery |
| Nationality |
 British |
| Occupation |
Merchant importer exporter |
| Signature |
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Daniel Gowland (1798–1883) was a British merchant,[1] member of the board of directors of the Argentine Western Railway.[2]
Biography
Daniel was born in Camberwell (London), son of Thomas Gowland and Sarah Philips. He had arrived at the port of Buenos Aires with his parents and brothers in 1812.[3] In 1826, Gowland was married in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist to María del Rosario Rubio de Velasco, daughter of a traditional family.[4] Established in Buenos Aires, he had founded the family business Gowland & Co.[5] A large exporting and importing company, integrated among other by his brother Thomas Gowland Phillips.[6]
Daniel Gowland was closely associated with the first railroad constructions in Argentina, being vice-president of Argentine Great Western Railway.[7] In 1853 he was appointed president of the Commission of British Merchants in Buenos Aires,[8] and served as Director of the Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires.[9]
His granddaughter, Sara Gowland Freyer, was married to Juan Alberto Lacroze Cernadas,[10] relative of Federico Lacroze, owner of Buenos Aires Central Railway.[11]
References
- ↑ Informal Empire in Latin America: Culture, Commerce, and Capital. Matthew Brown.
- ↑ British-Owned Railways in Argentina: Their Effect on the Growth of Economic. Winthrop R. Wright.
- ↑ El Club de residentes extranjeros:. Coni, 1941.
- ↑ Sí, quiero: historias y anécdotas del matrimonio en la Argentina, siglos XVI a XIX. Arnoldo Canclini.
- ↑ The Monthly Law Reporter, Volume 20. Stephen Henry Phillips.
- ↑ Summa: revista de arquitectura, tecnología y diseño, Issues 281–286. Ediciones Summa SACIFI, 1991.
- ↑ Arquitectura ferroviaria. Jorge Tartarini.
- ↑ La Guerra del Paraguay: estado, política y negocios. León Pomer.
- ↑ Censo nacional de población y vivienda, 1991:. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Argentina).
- ↑ Guía biográfica. Jacobo Peuser, 1904.
- ↑ Manual informativo de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.