Mariano Billinghurst (1810–1892) was an Argentine businessman and politician, pioneer in the construction of the national railroads.[1] The locality of Billinghurst in the Great Buenos Aires, and a street (Billinghurst) in Buenos Aires City takes its name in his honor.[2]
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| Born | Mariano Daniel Billinghurst Agrelo November 26, 1810 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | June 13, 1892 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Spouse | Mercedes Marzano Agrelo |
| Occupation | Businessman |
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Biography
editHe was born in Buenos Aires, son of Robert Billinghurst, an immigrant born in Surrey (England), and Maria Francisca Agrelo Moreyra, born in the city.[3] His father had served as gunner during the Siege of Montevideo.[4]
He had to go into exile for political reasons in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he lived between 1840 and 1850. During this decade he began his career as an entrepreneur, being owner of a cloth factory in Buenos Aires. Later he served as auctioneer at the first property sales house of the city.[5]
As a railway entrepreneur, he installed the horse-drawn tram lines, connecting Plaza de la Victoria to Flores and Plaza de la Victoria to Belgrano.[6] He also built the railway line that linked Buenos Aires with the city of Rosario.[7]
Family
editMariano was the great-grandfather of noted aviator Susana Ferrari Billinghurst. Susana in turn was the grandmother of actress Luciana Pedraza, the wife of actor Robert Duvall.[8]
References
edit- ^ Leyes, contratos y resoluciones referentes á los ferrocarriles y tranvías á tracción mecánica de la Republica Argentina, Volume 5, República Argentina, 1904
- ^ Guía de cartografía histórica de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, 1854–1900, Instituto Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, 2003
- ^ La Revolución de Mayo: el pueblo quiere saber de qué se trató, Norberto Galasso, 1994, ISBN 9789505817986
- ^ Boletín del Instituto de Historia Argentina "Doctor Emilio Ravignani.", Instituto de Historia Argentina "Doctor Emilio Ravignani,", 1961
- ^ Historia de la Calle Florida, Volume 1, Honorable Sala de Representantes de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, 1976
- ^ Nuestro antiguo Buenos Aires, Alfredo Taullard, 1927
- ^ Memoria del Ministerio del Interior presentada al Honorable Congreso Nacional, Argentina Ministerio del Interior, 1874
- ^ Murch, Beatrice (November 27, 2012). "Robert Duvall: Hollywood's Tanguero". Retrieved June 16, 2015.