George Temperley was born in
Newcastle,
England, son of John Askew Temperley and Margaret Allison, belonging to a family of
Durham. He had emigrated to Argentina during the reign of
Queen Victoria. Permanently established in the city of Buenos Aires, he married Charlotte Knight, daughter of George Knight and Eleonor Proctor, natives of
London. His marriage was performed under the Anglican rite, and was celebrated on February 17, 1846, the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist His second wife was Carolyn Knight, a noble lady relative of his first spouse. The wedding was held in 1851 by the Irish priest
Anthony Dominic Fahy in the Catholic Church
San Pedro Telmo. In his early years in Argentina, Temperley was dedicated to the commerce, he had been the owner of a
blacksmithing business, considered one of the most important establishments of Buenos Aires. In 1866 George Temperley, together with his compatriot
Richard Blake Newton were co-founders of THE
Sociedad Rural Argentina. Time later in 1872, he helped build the Church
Holy Trinity, an Anglican church built for British families who were established in the area of Lomas de Zamora from around 1860. On January 1, 1893, George Temperley founded Temperley, a locality belonging to the commune of
Lomas de Zamora in the southern part of
Greater Buenos Aires. == References ==