Samuel Fisher Lafone

Samuel Fisher Lafone
Born1805
Liverpool, United Kingdom
DiedApril 30, 1871 (aged 65-66)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupationbusinessman
SpouseMaría Fligia de Quevedo y Alsina
ChildrenSamuel Alejandro Lafone Quevedo
Hope Lafone Quevedo
Guillermo Lafone Quevedo

Samuel Fisher Lafone (Liverpool, 1805 – Buenos Aires, April 30, 1871) was a British-born Uruguayan businessman.

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] He was also responsible for the planning of the neighborhood of La Teja with the government of Montevideo.[3]

  1. ^ Alba Mariani: La familia y las empresas de Samuel Fisher Lafone. 1805–1871. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ History of Brenton Loch Archived 6 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Renfrew, Daniel (2019). "Chapter 2: This is Not a Game". Life without lead : contamination, crisis, and hope in Uruguay. Oakland, California. pp. 51–82. ISBN 978-0-520-96824-0. OCLC 1102765674.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)